Continuation patterns are a type of chart pattern that forms during a temporary pause in an existing market trend before it resumes. These patterns suggest that the forex market is taking a breather ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

In late October of 2007 the Russell 2000 small cap index was trading around 800. The index hasn't returned to that level since. Now, over two years later, small caps are once again close to touching ...

As you begin to get familiar with technical analysis, you’ll start to see three distinct types of forex chart patterns emerge. While you might be looking for wedges, flags, channels and triangles, the ...

Traders often use the cup and handle pattern in technical analysis to look for possible bullish continuing patterns in the market. This pattern has a cup-shaped shape at the beginning, followed by a ...

Triangle pattern trading is a strategy many day traders use to enter and exit their positions with confidence as prices stabilize. Triangles are a continuation pattern, meaning they’re not marked by a ...

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Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. A strong gap-up Tuesday morning started a bullish yet concerning trend north that lasted the entire day. Most ...

Technical analysts believe that stock prices often trade in patterns, as the motivating driver behind the movement of stocks is humans, and humans exhibit the same emotions when it comes to their ...