"Art Of Chart Reading" Posts

Essential Chart Patterns

By Lawrence

Part of Art of Chart Reading Here is the core set of chart patterns I find essential to get a grip of any markets I follow. Each pattern that has an article written to explain how it works will be linked to the article. Not Just Another Site with Chart Patterns

Introduction to Chart Reading

By Lawrence

Two opposing views on chart reading dominate the trading world and the public in general. Many people think that price charts are just fancy presentations of historical price data that has no real analytical value. Others take chart reading seriously think that it is all they need to figure out the near future of the […]

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Stop the Madness – Stop Asking for Guru Opinions Whether Something is a Buy or Sell

By Lawrence
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Part of Art of Chart Reading Many people likes the comfort of guru opinions, especially when that opinion agrees with their own. When the guru opinion, even if it is a great one, when reduced to a buy or sell, will loose most of its meaning and likely to be harmful to your trading decisions. […]

Double Top

By Lawrence
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Wyckoff Up Thrust / UpThrust

By Lawrence
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Part of Art of Chart Reading Summary Wyckoff Up Thrust (a.k.a. Wyckoff thrust, w. thrust) is a terminal pattern for an uptrend. It is not a type of false breakout. It is not double top or other classic topping formations. Wyckoff Up Thrust is unique in terms of its characteristics and strength in its expected […]

Bear Flag

By Lawrence
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Measured Move (a.k.a. 1-to-1 Swing, ABCD Move)

By Lawrence
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Part of Art of Chart Reading Summary Measured move is a name given to a highly structured price movement that consists of 2 swings in the same direction with a pause in-between. The 2 swings are supposed to be very similar to each other, meaning that the time spent and price travelled by both swings […]

Three Pushes

By Lawrence
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Part of Art of Chart Reading Summary Three Pushes is one of the more reliable chart patterns that work very well across almost all financial instruments. The pattern is easily recognizable and many of its formations can be computerized, making it one of the favorite price formations used by bots as part of their exit […]