Volatility Contraction Pattern: Reading Shrinking Swings

Picture a growth stock that ran from 40.00 to 72.50 in about four months and then stalled. The first pullback took it down to 58.00, a drop of 20.0%. Weeks…

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Three Weeks Tight: Reading Clustered Weekly Closes

A growth stock clears a base at 54.80, runs for six weeks, and then the weekly chart goes quiet. Three Friday closes land at 61.20, 61.65 and 61.05. On the…

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Cup With Handle Pattern: Prior Trend, Handle and Pivot

A growth stock runs from 32.00 to 60.00, pulls back to 44.40, works its way back up to 58.90, then drifts for two weeks inside a narrow range just under…

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Historical Chart Study: How to Learn From Past Breakouts

Two growth stocks finish their bases in the same quarter. Each one ran more than 100% in the months before, built a tidy six- or seven-week consolidation about 10% deep,…

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Pocket Pivot: How to Read Demand Before the Breakout

A growth stock has spent seven weeks moving sideways between 46.80 and 52.10. The 50-day moving average sits at 48.90 and is still rising. On a quiet Tuesday the stock…

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High Tight Flag Pattern: The Run, the Pause, the Pivot

A growth stock climbs from 18.40 to 39.10 in seven weeks, a gain of 112.5%. Most charts that go vertical like that give a large part of the move back.…

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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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