I've yet to find a TA reference source that doesn't require an uptrend prior to a cup and handle formation. In all sourced references a downtrend bottoming pattern similar to a cup and handle is called a rounded bottom.
In all, it may be just a matter of semantics in that the apperance is the same and method of target calculation is the same for both.
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