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Bullish Flag Pattern Analyze - Horizontal Support

A bullish continuation pattern that signals the continuation of an uptrend after a brief consolidation period.

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Pattern Definition

Pattern Overview

It is mainly a trend continuation YardCharts bullish pattern that is widely present in technical analysis literature.

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Uptrend Identification: The market exhibits an uptrend, reaches a peak, then retraces to form a low.

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Support Formation: After setting a new high, the market retraces to a horizontal level that previously acted as a launch point.

Formation

Formation

Wait for at least two valid bounces and a clean structure before planning entry.

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Entry Point: Initiate a bullish trade when price nears established horizontal support.

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Risk Management: Position a stop loss below the support line.

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Confirmation

Signal Confirmation

A bullish setup is confirmed after breakout and controlled retest near the key level. Place stop loss below invalidation.

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10% Alert: Triggered when the price retraces 90% of the distance from recent high to previous support.

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5% Alert: Triggered when the price retraces 95% of the same distance.

Performance

Historical Performance

Historical cases show meaningful upside when confirmation and risk management are respected.

Some Examples

Comcast Corp

Comcast Corp