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Chart Patterns

Cup and Handle

Pattern Description:

The Cup and Handle is a bullish continuation pattern that marks a consolidation period followed by a breakout. The cup is in the shape of a "U" and the handle has a slight downward drift. The right-hand side of the pattern has low trading volume. It can be as short as seven weeks and as long as 65 weeks. As the stock comes up to test the old highs, the stock will incur selling pressure by the people who bought at or near the old high. This selling pressure will make the stock price trade sideways with a tendency towards a downtrend for four days to four weeks... then it takes off.
Cup and Handle

Featured Video

Ichimoku Cloud Charting

How to Setup and Use Ichimoku Cloud Charting in MetaStock XENITH by Nicole Elliott

Featured Article

A Lesson in Trading Psychology

by Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D.
Back in 2004, I joined Kingstree Trading, LLC, a proprietary trading firm in Chicago. There, I had the good fortune to get to know--and observe--many successful traders at work. One lesson particularly stands out in my mind. A trader saw buying come into the market, and he quickly jumped on board. He saw that the odds of taking out a recent high were good, given the size of the buying. To his surprise, however, the trade stalled out before the target and reversed. He quickly exited with a tick...
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Technical Review

The HUI Gold BUGS Index to Nvidia Ratio

2025-08-28 by Timothy Straiton

Holders of Nvidia stocks who are now looking for an alternative investment should consider looking at gold mining stocks. The chart below shows the HUI Gold Bugs Index plotted against Nvidia stock. Rising MACD-V indicator and robust RSI trend suggest that the time is ripe for an investment in unhedged gold mining stocks.


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Ameritrade

Site Description:

Online futures etf, stock and options broker
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