Falling Wedge Falling Wedge Pattern

It occurs when the price is making lower highs and lower lows which form two contracting lines. The falling wedge usually precedes a reversal to the upside, and this means that you can look for potential buying opportunities. It should be noted, like most approaches and models in finance and investment, that patterns like these are not 100% reliable. While the rising wedge pattern is a well recognized tool among traders and investors for its predictive power, it should be used as part of a diversified trading or investment strategy.

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Setting the stop loss a sufficient distance away allowed the market to eventually break through resistance (legitimately) and resume the long-term uptrend. The first option is more safe as you have no guarantees whether the pull back will occur at all. On the other hand, the second option gives you an entry at a better price. A stop-loss order should be placed within the wedge, near the upper line. Any close within the territory of a wedge invalidates the pattern. You can see that in this case the price action pulled back and closed at the wedge’s resistance, before eventually continuing higher on the next day.

They can offer an invaluable early warning sign of a price reversal or continuation. Knowing how and why the falling wedge pattern forms are essential to learning how to trade it. This stock formed a falling wedge pattern during its downtrend which led to an upside reversal and a very reliable trading low. Once the upper trend line was broken to the upside, the stock moved higher with ease. The pattern typically forms after a sustained uptrend, indicating potential exhaustion among buyers.

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In addition, choosing a felling wedge with the correct diameter and length can ensure efficient use of the tool and reduce strain on your back and shoulders. Overall, using a felling wedge is more than just about the job done; it requires careful planning and consideration of all aspects. Another common indication of a wedge that is close to breakout is falling volume as the market consolidates. A spike in volume after it breaks out is a good sign that a bigger move is nearby. Confirm the move before opening your position because not all wedges will end in a breakout. That being said, there was additional confirmation that this falling wedge was about to end when the MACD-Histogram started picking up momentum divergence between the lower lows at the support line.

How do I know when the bullish confirmation of a Falling Wedge pattern is realized?

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Rising Wedge as a Continuation Pattern

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• Once you have identified the falling wedge, one method you can use to enter the pattern is to place a buy order (long entry) on the break of the top side of the wedge.
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• As with the rising wedges, trading falling wedge is one of the more challenging patterns to trade.

It is characterized by converging trendlines, where both the support and resistance trendlines are sloping upward, but the slope of the support line is steeper than that of the resistance line. Like rising wedges, the falling wedge can be one of the most difficult chart patterns to accurately recognize and trade. When lower highs and lower lows form, as in a falling wedge, the security is trending lower. The falling wedge indicates a decrease in downside momentum and alerts investors and traders to a potential trend reversal. Even though selling pressure may diminish, demand wins out only when resistance is broken. As with most patterns, it’s important to wait for a breakout and combine other aspects of technical analysis to confirm signals.

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My final chart shows the same falling wedge in Gold that led to a trend continuation when it ended. This is a great example where conservative traders would not have had an opportunity to enter if they waited for a retest of the breakout level. A falling wedge can be defined by a set of lower lows (support) and lower highs (resistance) that slope downwards and contract into a narrower range before price finally breaks above the resistance line and a change in trend direction occurs. Another notable characteristic of a falling wedge is that the upper resistance line tends to have a steeper descending angle than the lower support line.