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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.

Predicting Price Action

As traders, we all want to know where price is going to go after we get our buy or sell signal. The MetaStock FORECASTER is designed to help understand the tendency of price after the technical set up occurs.

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...

A Golden Cross for Devon Energy

2024-04-20 by Tim Straiton

Energy stocks currently rank among the best performers in the S&P 500 and Devon Energy is one of them. The stock closed the week at 51.8050 and is trading above the rising 200 day moving average at 47.30.

It has made a golden cross formation last week and the next important resistance lies at 62.14 which is the Fibonacci 50% retracement based on the entire range from April 2008. Further out, the next upside target comes in at 75.25 which is the Fibonacci 61.8% retracement level from the low of 6.62 based on the same range.

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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