1The horizontal
A flat line joining two or more almost equal highs. It acts as resistance: each rally stalls at the same price.
THE CEILINGBottom Right Triangle
Price keeps bouncing off the lows, each bounce higher than the last, while a flat ceiling holds it back. When it finally closes above that ceiling, a new uptrend can begin.
- BUY SIGNAL
- Close above the horizontal line after at least 2 bounces
- SELL STOP
- Just below the most recent bounce low before the break
- BOUNCES
- 2 minimum, 3 ideal, each low higher than the last
- CONFIRMATION
- A controlled retest of the line after the break
● PATTERN ANATOMY · MODEL
02 · ANATOMY
Three lines make the triangle
The pattern looks like a right triangle lying on its side. Hover a card to light it up on the chart.
2The vertical
A line dropped from the horizontal down to the lowest point beneath it. It marks where the pattern starts.
THE STARTING POINT3The hypotenuse
The rising line that joins the ascending lows. Each bounce under the ceiling starts from a higher low than the one before.
THE RISING FLOOR03 · 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 below the horizontal, each starting from a higher low.
2minimum3ideal
Slow down, fast up
Declines from the ceiling to each low should take longer than the rallies back up to it. Buyers are stronger than sellers.
▼ slow▲ fast
04 · 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.
Close above the horizontal
A buy signal fires when a candle closes above the horizontal line after at least two bounces. An intraday poke above it is not enough.
Stop below the last bounce low
Set the sell stop just below the most recent bounce low before the breakout. If price falls back there, the pattern has failed.
Wait for a controlled retest
The strongest setups break out, then come back calmly to the old ceiling and hold it as a new floor before moving on.
Reading the risk/reward. The distance from buy to stop is your risk. Our alerts project a reward zone at three times that risk, so you see the potential before you enter.
05 · WHY IT WORKS
Sellers stay put. Buyers keep stepping up.
A fixed supplySellers wait at the same price, so every rally stalls at the ceiling.
Rising demandBuyers step in at higher prices each time, lifting every low.
Lopsided paceSlow drops and quick rallies show buyers are the more eager side.
Supply absorbedWhen the sellers at the ceiling run out, price closes above it.
06 · IN THE WILD
Real alerts from our scanners
Two Bottom Right Triangles flagged on the daily scan of 2026-10-09.
AMTAmerican Tower · Real Estate
DAILY ALERT · 2026-10-09- BUY
- 180.47
- SELL STOP
- 160.30
- RISK
- 11.2%
- 3R ZONE
- 240.98
Breakout close 182.24 above the 180.47 lineOpen the alert chart
ASAmer Sports · Consumer Discretionary
- BUY
- 27.78
- STOP
- 26.74
- RISK
- 3.7%
Where these come from
AMT trades on the NYSE, so its alerts come with Standard. Triangles on ETFs, Forex, Crypto and BSE are in the Free plan.
Compare plansHistorical performance
Historical cases show meaningful upside when confirmation and risk management are respected: wait for the close, keep the stop where the pattern fails.
01 · WATCH
See it explained on a live chart
- How to spot the horizontal and the ascending bounces
- Where the buy triggers and where the stop goes
- How the alert shows it on the Yard Charts chart
Its bearish twin: Top Right Triangle
The same shape upside down. Descending bounces above a flat floor, then a close below it triggers the sell.
READ ALSO
The other seven patterns
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