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Chart Patterns

Ascending Triangle

Pattern Description:

In an ascending triangle, one trendline is drawn horizontally at a level that has historically prevented the price from heading higher, while the second trendline connects a series of increasing troughs. Traders enter into long positions when the price of the asset breaks above the top resistance. An ascending triangle is generally considered to be a continuation pattern, meaning that it is usually found amid a period of consolidation within an uptrend. Once the breakout occurs, buyers will aggressively send the price of the asset higher, usually on high volume. The most common price target is generally set to be equal to the entry price plus the vertical height of the triangle.

The science of herd mentality

The tendency to follow the herd emerges from our social brain networks, explained by Michael Platt, neuroscientist at the University of Pennsylvania.

How a Simple Line Can Improve Your Trading Success

by Elliott Wave International

"How to draw a trendline" is one of the first things people learn when they study technical analysis. Typically, they quickly move on to more advanced topics and too often discard this simplest of all technical tools. Yet you’d be amazed at the value a simple line can offer when you analyze a market. As Jeffrey Kennedy, Elliott Wave International’s Chief Commodity Analyst, puts it: “A trendline represents the psychology of the market, specifically, the psychology...

Apple- Buy the dip?

2025-10-13 by Tim Straiton

After having broken above its 200 day moving average in August 2025, Apple has performed extremely well, culminating in a high of $259 in early October. The stock is well above its rising 200 day moving average of $222.

Last week's price action has seen channel support broken both in the price and also in the MACD-V and the money flow index. For those brave operators attempting to buy the dip, make sure a protective stop is in place.

Disclaimer

Our opinions are not a recommendation to buy or sell a security. Your decision whether or not to open a transaction should be based on your own due diligence and not on any representation we make to you

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