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ospreyeye

01/19/12 3:34 PM

#35780 RE: ALL-IN888 #35768

Right on.....everyone has their own interpretation.......

I think my analysis is correct.....please explain what you disagree w/.......

We're all learning.....everyday......no matter how long you've been in the game.......

I appreciate the feedback and I'm humble enough to admit when I'm wrong.........

Thanks for the reply.....greatly appreciated.......


The rising wedge can be one of the most difficult chart patterns to accurately recognize and trade. While it is a consolidation formation, the loss of upside momentum on each successive high gives the pattern its bearish bias. However, the series of higher highs and higher lows keeps the trend inherently bullish. The final break of support indicates that the forces of supply have finally won out and lower prices are likely. There are no measuring techniques to estimate the decline – other aspects of technical analysis should be employed to forecast price targets.

Rising Wedge (Reversal)
The rising wedge is a bearish pattern that begins wide at the bottom and contracts as prices move higher and the trading range narrows. In contrast to symmetrical triangles, which have no definitive slope and no bullish or bearish bias, rising wedges definitely slope up and have a bearish bias.

Even though this article will focus on the rising wedge as a reversal pattern, the pattern can also fit into the continuation category. As a continuation pattern, the rising wedge will still slope up, but the slope will be against the prevailing downtrend. As a reversal pattern, the rising wedge will slope up and with the prevailing trend. Regardless of the type (reversal or continuation), rising wedges are bearish.