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The formation is upside down and the volume pattern is different from a head and shoulder top. Prices move up from first low with increase volume up to a level to complete the left shoulder formation and then fall down to a new low. A recovery move follows that is marked by somewhat more volume than seen before to complete the head formation.
A breakout is when prices pass through and stay through an area of support or resistance. On the technical analysis chart a break out occurs when price of a stock or commodity exits an area pattern. Oftentimes, a stock or commodity will bounce between the areas of support and resistance and when it breaks through either one of these barriers ...
Prices open near the low and close near the high. Considered a doji pattern. Black Body Formed when the opening price is higher than the closing price. Considered to be a bearish signal. White Body Formed when the closing price is higher than the opening price and considered a bullish signal.
When found in a downtrend, this pattern can be an indication that a reversal in the price trend is going to take place. What the pattern represents from a supply and demand point of view is a lot of selling in the period of the first black candle. Then, a period of lower trading with a reduced range, which indicates indecision in the market ...
This ranges from -1 when the close is the low of the day, to +1 when it's the high. For instance if the close is 3/4 the way up the range then CLV is +0.5.
Average true range – averaged daily trading range, adjusted for price gaps. Breakout – the concept whereby prices forcefully penetrate an area of prior support or resistance, usually, but not always, accompanied by an increase in volume. Chart pattern – distinctive pattern created by the movement of security or commodity prices on a chart
Chikou span calculation: today's closing price projected back 26 days on the chart. Also called the lagging span it is used as a support/resistance aid. If the Chikou Span or the green line crosses the price in the bottom-up direction, that is a buy signal. If the green line crosses the price from the top-down, that is a sell signal.
An open-high-low-close chart (OHLC) is a type of chart typically used in technical analysis to illustrate movements in the price of a financial instrument over time. Each vertical line on the chart shows the price range (the highest and lowest prices) over one unit of time, e.g., one day or one hour.