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Typically seen after a big move in one direction in a particular financial instrument, flags and pennants represent brief consolidations or pauses in the market before a resumption of the trend in ...

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 ...

- A pennant has to have less than thirty price candles. Over thirty and the pattern is considered a triangle. - A pennant has to be preceded by a strong steep up move or down move that resembles a ...

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 ...

The Stock Pennant Pattern is a popular chart pattern among traders, signaling potential continuation in the direction of the current trend. This pattern forms during periods of consolidation following ...

Pennants are short-term continuation patterns that mark a small consolidation before resuming the previous move in the same direction. This pattern is formed when there is a large movement in a ...