The chart-pattern playbook
Field notes on the patterns we trade and the discipline that makes them work. Start here, then journal your own.
Reading the Head & Shoulders Reversal
The classic topping pattern — three peaks, one neckline, and a measured move that tells you where price is headed.
The Cup & Handle Continuation
A bullish base that looks like a teacup. Patience through the handle is what separates good entries from chasing.
Double Top and Double Bottom
The double formation is one of the simplest reversal patterns on the chart — and one of the most dangerous to trade early. A clear guide to reading twin peaks and twin bottoms, the confirmation that separates real signals from traps, and the Eve & Eve variety that outperforms the rest.
Triangles: Coiling for the Move
Ascending, descending, symmetrical — how to tell which way a consolidation is leaning before it breaks.
Flags & Pennants: Trading the Pause
Sharp move, brief rest, continuation. The fastest patterns on the chart reward decisive execution.
Support and Resistance: Determine the Trading Range
Support and resistance are the crowd's memory made visible on a chart. A clear-eyed look at how these zones form, why they flip roles once broken, and three tested methods for spotting real reversal points.
Market Sentiment
What the crowd is feeling right now is the signal most traders ignore. A clear-eyed look at sentiment, contrarian theory, and the cognitive biases that silently wreck portfolios.