Technical traders make their living on the recognition of specific stock chart patterns. The more prominent and pronounced the pattern, the easier it is to recognize during formation. Few are as ...

The cup and handle pattern predicts a bullish trend, indicating a potential buy opportunity. Look for a U-shaped cup and a shallow handle to identify ideal cup and handle patterns. Confirm the pattern ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

Given that it looks like a cup and handle, the pattern in question has been called “cup and handle”. There is a large bowl-like shape – the cup – with the handle to the right. It’s a bullish set-up, ...

When we hear about consumer discretionary, we typically think of the biggest names — Amazon and Tesla , which of course dominate the State Street Cons Disc Sel Sect SPDR Income ETF (XLY) and account ...

The stock market is often described as a battleground between buyers and sellers, and like any battle, it leaves behind telltale signs. For the savvy investor, those signs are printed directly onto a ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...