Chart patterns

A chart pattern is a graphic representation of the buying and selling activity in a market that is captured in price action. A chart does not forecast the future; rather, it reflects current buyer and seller activity. Based on momentum and the general trend, it indicates a larger likelihood of one course of price movement over another.

A trader receives clues about a market's current trend and the line of least resistance from the price movement on a chart.
Bullish chart patterns, which are typically indicated by a breakout of resistance to a higher price, might demonstrate that a market is now in an upswing.

Bearish chart patterns are typically indicated by a breakdown of price below support to a lower price and can indicate that a market is now in a downturn.
An indication that a trend may be ending and turning around is a reversal chart pattern.

When identifying trendlines for a chart, higher highs and higher lows for uptrends and lower lows and lower highs for downtrends are connected.
Trendlines are the main technique for spotting chart patterns.
Different chart patterns—sideways, uptrend, downtrend, and reversing—identify various market types.

Identifying current price action patterns and trading with signals to take advantage of the directional bias of price movement are the goals of using chart patterns in trading.

One of the simplest methods of reactive trend trading and technical analysis is to trade price action using chart patterns. Breakouts are your signals, and price is your guidance. Chart patterns are applicable across all market situations and timeframes. When prices move back into the prior range, chart patterns start to break down and lose their effectiveness in volatile situations. Following a breakout of a trading range, markets that trend strongly are most suited for using chart patterns. Technical tools for trading price action include chart patterns.

Reversal Chart Patterns
When a chart strongly departs from its present trend and its momentum changes direction, reversal patterns appear. These patterns indicate the end of a trend and the movement of price action away from the previous range and away from its prior directional bias. These patterns alternate between bullish and bearish and vice versa. They may take longer to form than other kinds of chart patterns because trends are frequently slow to change because people find it difficult to accept a change in direction.