CUP N HANDLE
Cup can last from 3-6 months
The correction from peak 12-15 % up to 33% in cup (more than this would mostly lead to a
failure after moving 5-15% they will fall down)
Prior uptrend necessary of at least 30% along with improving rs and increasing volume
inflections during that point
U instead of V
There must be shakeout in the handle formed usually near the end of the correction along with
low volumes and must be above 10-week ma
Handles that consistently wedge up along their lows have a higher probability of failing
A price drop in handle must be contained within 12-15% of its peak (can be more than that if
market in a shakeout phase in ending of a bear market)
Look for tight week closes along the base
Buy point is peak of handle
DOUBLE BOTTOM
The second bottom must undercut the first bottom to shakeout weak holders.
Depth and horizontal length same as cup h handle(12-15% and 33%)
Buy point is high of first up move
Sometimes double bottom may have a handle and, in that case, the peak price of that handle is
the buy point
FLAT BASE
Stock moves in a tight range of 10-15% for at least 5-6 weeks
HIGH TIGHT FLAGS
Very rare. Strongest of patterns
Begins with the stock moving 100% generally in a very short time (4-8 weeks) and then
correcting no more than 10-25% sideways (3-5weeks)
BASE ON TOP OF BASE
A powerful stock breaks out of its base and advances but it unable to extend to 20-30% because
the general market begins another leg down. Due to this it starts consolidating.
Such stocks are the first leaders which act as spring as soon as the new bull market starts.
ASCENDING BASE
Occurs after a stock is on its way up. They have 3 pullbacks from 10-20% with each low point
during the sell off in price being higher than the previous one. These pullbacks occur due to
general market decline or pullback in market.