Falling Wedge Pattern
The falling wedge is typically a bullish pattern where price makes lower highs and lower lows, but the slope of the lows is steeper than the slope of the highs. This shows selling momentum weakening.
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Key Characteristics
Trading Tips
- ✓Wait for breakout above upper trendline
- ✓Volume should increase on breakout
- ✓Set stop-loss below recent swing low
- ✓Pattern is bullish regardless of prior trend
Signal Strength & Reliability
Falling wedges usually resolve to the upside. They show that despite making lower lows, selling momentum is waning. The pattern appears both as a reversal in downtrends and as a continuation in uptrends.
Falling Wedge FAQs
Common questions about the falling wedge pattern
Falling wedges are typically bullish. The converging trendlines with weakening selling momentum usually lead to an upward break. Always wait for the actual breakout before entering.
In a descending triangle, the lower line is horizontal (flat support). In a falling wedge, both lines slope downward with converging angles. Descending triangles are typically bearish; falling wedges are typically bullish.
Traders often enter on the breakout above the upper trendline with volume confirmation. Conservative traders wait for a retest of the broken trendline as support. Aggressive traders may enter on bullish divergence inside the wedge.
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