Read more about the article CAR +420%: the base breakout that kept running, February 2021
CAR on the 2021-02-19 breakout entry, from my chart archive

CAR +420%: the base breakout that kept running, February 2021

When CAR turns up on traders' screens again, like this week's return to the StockTwits trending list, the chart worth studying is the CAR base breakout from February 2021. Avis…

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Read more about the article FSLY +123%: the earnings-gap base breakout, May 2020
FSLY on the 2020-05-07 breakout entry, from my chart archive

FSLY +123%: the earnings-gap base breakout, May 2020

FSLY is back on traders' screens this week, climbing the StockTwits trending list, so it's a good moment to pull up the chart that made it worth studying in the…

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Read more about the article CVNA +177%: a base breakout off the lows, June 2023
CVNA on the 2023-06-01 breakout entry, from my chart archive

CVNA +177%: a base breakout off the lows, June 2023

In the spring of 2023 Carvana looked finished. The stock had fallen from the mid-teens to 71 cents inside a year, and most of the tape had left it for…

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Read more about the article INCY +489%: a base breakout in the genomics mania, December 1999
INCY on the 1999-12-20 breakout entry, from my chart archive

INCY +489%: a base breakout in the genomics mania, December 1999

By late July 2026, INCY is back near the top of the day's gainers list as Incyte heads into its Q2 2026 earnings report, and that is reason enough to…

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Read more about the article W +486%: the base breakout out of the COVID crash, April 2020
W on the 2020-04-03 breakout entry, from my chart archive

W +486%: the base breakout out of the COVID crash, April 2020

Wayfair (W) is trending again, sitting near the top of the day's gainers on 27 July 2026 as brokers hike their price targets into the company's 4 August earnings date…

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Bull Flag Pattern: How the Flagpole Defines the Setup

A stock runs 30% in six sessions, then goes quiet. The candles shrink, the volume dries up, and price drifts sideways for a week. Most traders read that stall as…

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Read more about the article VRSN +1848%: a base breakout that ran 467 days, December 1998
VRSN on the 1998-12-04 breakout entry, from my chart archive

VRSN +1848%: a base breakout that ran 467 days, December 1998

VRSN's back on traders' screens this week, popping onto Yahoo's gainers list after VeriSign's 23 July quarterly report and a raised full-year outlook. That's a fair excuse to pull the…

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Read more about the article WOLF +1876%: the silicon-carbide base breakout, October 1998
WOLF on the 1998-10-15 breakout entry, from my chart archive

WOLF +1876%: the silicon-carbide base breakout, October 1998

On 15 October 1998, a small silicon carbide chip maker closed at 4.12 and pushed above the shelf it had been building for the better part of a year. That…

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Read more about the article APPS +364%: the base breakout that ran into 2021, July 2020
APPS on the 2020-07-30 breakout entry, from my chart archive

APPS +364%: the base breakout that ran into 2021, July 2020

Digital Turbine, which trades under the ticker APPS, is back among the most-watched names on StockTwits this week. That's reason enough to pull up its chart from the summer of…

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The 52-Week High Effect: Why New Highs Lead to More Gains

A stock posts a clean earnings beat, raises guidance, and the tape barely moves. It sits four percent under its 52-week high and drifts sideways for three weeks while the…

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