1The horizontal
A flat line joining two or more almost equal lows: the river-line every drop stops at.
THE FLOORTop End Sweep
Price keeps making higher highs above a flat floor, sweeping out the last buyers. Then it breaks down hard, and the sell comes on the rebound to the floor’s projected line.
- SELL SIGNAL
- On the rebound to the projected line after the break
- BUY STOP
- Just above the last bounce high, or a % you set
- BOUNCES
- 2 minimum, 3 ideal, each high higher than the last
- CONFIRMATION
- A retracement that closes near the broken line
● PATTERN ANATOMY · MODEL
01 · ANATOMY
Three pieces make the sweep
A flat floor, a rising ceiling, and the line projected past the break. Hover a card to light it up on the chart.
2The higher highs
Each rally above the floor goes higher than the last, sweeping out the stops of the remaining buyers.
THE SWEEP3The projection
Price breaks down below the floor. The line is projected forward in blue, and the sell sits at its tip when price rebounds.
THE ENTRY LINE02 · FORMATION
Two rules decide if it counts
Our scanners only flag the pattern when both are met.
Ascending bounces
At least two, ideally three, bounces above the horizontal river-line, each one reaching a higher high.
2minimum3ideal
Slow up, fast down
The rise from the floor to each high (B1, B2, B3) should be slower than the decline back down to it.
▲ slow▼ fast
03 · SIGNAL & RISK
From the signal to the trade plan
Every Yard Charts alert draws these levels for you, so you know the entry and where the setup fails before you act.
Break, then rebound
The pattern confirms when price breaks below the horizontal, then retraces and closes near it. The sell sits at the tip of the projected line.
Stop above the last bounce high
Set the buy stop just above the last bounce high, or use your own percentage when the last two highs (B2 and B3) are far apart.
Let price come back to you
Don’t chase the breakdown candle. The entry is the return to the line, which keeps the distance to the stop, and your risk, smaller.
Reading the risk/reward. The distance from sell to stop is your risk. Our alerts project a reward zone at three times that risk, below the entry.
04 · WHY IT WORKS
The last buyers get flushed out. Then sellers take over.
Stops sweptEach higher high triggers buy-stops and lures in late buyers.
A fixed floorDrops keep stopping at the same price, so the level is easy to see.
A forceful breakWhen buyers are exhausted, sellers push through the floor fast.
Old floor, new ceilingThe rebound tests the broken line as resistance before the move.
05 · IN THE WILD
Real alerts from our scanners
Two Top End Sweeps flagged on the daily scan of 2026-10-06.
EPDEnterprise Products · Energy
DAILY ALERT · 2026-10-06- SELL
- 37.42
- BUY STOP
- 39.28
- RISK
- 5.0%
- 3R ZONE
- 31.84
Projected line at 37.42, after the break below the floorOpen the alert chart
TEOTelecom Argentina · Communication Services
- SELL
- 12.83
- STOP
- 13.81
- RISK
- 7.6%
Where these come from
Enterprise Products and Telecom Argentina trade on the NYSE, so these alerts come with Standard. ETFs, Forex, Crypto and BSE are in the Free plan.
Compare plansHistorical performance
Historical cases show meaningful downside when confirmation and risk management are respected: wait for the rebound, keep the stop above the last high.
Its bullish twin: Bottom End Sweep
The same shape the right way up. Lower lows under a flat ceiling, a breakout, then a buy on the pullback to the projected line.
READ ALSO
The other seven patterns
Bottom Right Triangle▲ BULLISH · REVERSAL
Bottom End Sweep▲ BULLISH · REVERSAL
Bottom Reversal▲ BULLISH · REVERSAL
Horizontal Pullback▲ BULLISH · CONTINUATION
Top Right Triangle▼ BEARISH · REVERSAL
Top Reversal▼ BEARISH · REVERSAL
Horizontal Retracement▼ BEARISH · CONTINUATION
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