Bullish pennant: how to recognise and trade it

Bobby

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Bullish pennant: how to recognise and trade it
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A bullish pennant is a bullish continuation chart pattern.

How do you recognise it?

A bullish pennant has two parts:

  1. The pole: a sharp, decisive rise in price
  2. The pennant: a short consolidation where price tightens between falling resistance and rising support, until the breakout

Unlike a bull flag, which consolidates in a parallel channel, a bullish pennant forms a triangle. That's where their different names come from.

How do you trade it?

An upward break through the triangle's resistance is a logical buy signal, ideally confirmed by a candle closing above it and increasing buying volume.

You can set the take-profit by projecting the height of the pole upwards from the breakout point.

The stop-loss can go below the pennant's support.

It's much easier than you think...

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Bobby

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Bobby

Independent trader

I'm a former financial engineer and spent seven years on trading floors and at a hedge fund. For over three years, I've been sharing my trading experience and what I know about finance.