Cheat sheet
Every pattern on one page
The essentials for each pattern: what to look for, what confirms it, and what proves it wrong. Print it, or save it as a PDF.
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Head and shoulders
reversalBearish- Look for
- Three peaks, middle highest; pullbacks line up on a neckline.
- Confirm
- Candle close below the neckline, volume up.
- Invalid
- Price climbs back above the right shoulder.
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Inverse head and shoulders
reversalBullish- Look for
- Three troughs, middle lowest; rally highs line up on a neckline.
- Confirm
- Candle close above the neckline, volume up.
- Invalid
- Price falls back below the right shoulder low.
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Double top
reversalBearish- Look for
- Two similar highs with a clear trough between them.
- Confirm
- Candle close below the trough (support).
- Invalid
- Price closes above both tops.
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Double bottom
reversalBullish- Look for
- Two similar lows with a clear peak between them.
- Confirm
- Candle close above the peak (resistance).
- Invalid
- Price closes below both bottoms.
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Bull flag
continuationBullish- Look for
- Steep pole, then a short, shallow, falling channel.
- Confirm
- Close above the flag's upper line, volume up.
- Invalid
- Pullback deepens past half the pole, or breaks the flag low.
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Bear flag
continuationBearish- Look for
- Steep drop, then a short, shallow, rising channel.
- Confirm
- Close below the flag's lower line, volume up.
- Invalid
- Bounce reclaims most of the drop, or breaks the flag high.
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Pennant
continuationEither way- Look for
- Sharp pole, then a small converging triangle.
- Confirm
- Close outside the pennant in the pole's direction.
- Invalid
- Break the other way, or pennant stalls too long.
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Ascending triangle
continuationBullish- Look for
- Flat highs, rising lows, at least two touches each.
- Confirm
- Close above flat resistance, volume up.
- Invalid
- Close below the rising support line.
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Descending triangle
continuationBearish- Look for
- Flat lows, falling highs, at least two touches each.
- Confirm
- Close below flat support, volume up.
- Invalid
- Close above the falling resistance line.
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Symmetrical triangle
continuationEither way- Look for
- Lower highs + higher lows converging.
- Confirm
- Close outside either line, volume up.
- Invalid
- Break reverses back inside the triangle.
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Rising wedge
reversalBearish- Look for
- Both lines rising, converging; momentum fading.
- Confirm
- Close below the lower line.
- Invalid
- Close above the upper line, or wedge widens.
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Falling wedge
reversalBullish- Look for
- Both lines falling, converging; selling fading.
- Confirm
- Close above the upper line.
- Invalid
- Close below the lower line, or wedge widens.
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Cup and handle
continuationBullish- Look for
- Rounded U-shaped base, then a shallow handle below the rim.
- Confirm
- Close above the rim, volume up.
- Invalid
- Handle drops deep into the cup or below its midpoint.
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