First pullback after a strong bull spike
First shallow pullback after a bull breakout.
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First rally after a strong bear spike
First weak rally after a bear breakout.
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H2 pullback in a bull trend
Structural support during a bull pullback.
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L2 rally in a bear trend
Resistance during a bear-trend rally.
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Weak pullback to the EMA in a strong bull trend
EMA near a protected higher low.
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Weak rally to the EMA in a strong bear trend
EMA near a protected lower high.
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Breakout pullback in a bull trend
Retest of former resistance.
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Bear breakout pullback
Retest of former support.
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Spike-and-channel bull continuation
Lower edge of an orderly bull channel.
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Spike-and-channel bear continuation
Upper edge of an orderly bear channel.
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Small-pullback bull trend
Brief pause in a small-pullback bull trend.
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Small-pullback bear trend
Brief pause in a small-pullback bear trend.
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Trend resumption after a two-legged correction
Second corrective leg into trend support.
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Trend resumption after a deep pullback
New reversal structure after a deep pullback.
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Final-flag breakout continuation
Late flag close to a trend extreme.
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Failed bear breakout below a range
Just below a mature range low.
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Failed bull breakout above a range
Just above a mature range high.
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Second-entry buy near the bottom of a range
Lower edge of a mature trading range.
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Second-entry sell near the top of a range
Upper edge of a mature trading range.
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Double-bottom bull flag inside a range
Retest of a range swing low.
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Double-top bear flag inside a range
Retest of a range swing high.
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Range-edge reversal after a vacuum test
Accelerating test of a range low.
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Vacuum rally into range resistance
Accelerating test of a range high.
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Range scalp after disappointment
Middle-to-upper part of a balanced range.
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Breakout-mode range
Tight overlap with no accepted direction.
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Failed breakout followed by an opposite breakout
Opposite boundary after a failed breakout.
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Broadening range reversal
Rejected extreme of an expanding range.
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Middle-of-range avoidance
Middle of a trading range.
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Major trend reversal from bull to bear
Failed high retest after a bull trend-line break.
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Major trend reversal from bear to bull
Failed low retest after a bear trend-line break.
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Wedge bottom
Third push down reaching support.
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Wedge top
Third push up reaching resistance.
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Parabolic wedge bottom
Accelerating selloff into a climax.
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Parabolic wedge top
Accelerating rally into a climax.
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Buy climax followed by failed continuation
Late bull climax followed by a weak new high.
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Sell climax followed by failed continuation
Late bear climax followed by a weak new low.
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Micro double bottom after a climax
Close retest of a sell-climax low.
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Micro double top after a climax
Close retest of a buy-climax high.
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Failed final flag
Failed breakout from a mature trend flag.
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Channel overshoot and reversal
Outside a mature channel boundary.
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MA-gap-bar reversal
A bar fully separated from the moving average.
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Trapped bears after a failed breakdown
Reclaimed support after a breakdown fails.
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Trapped bulls after a failed breakout
Lost resistance after an upside breakout fails.
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Bad stop-entry trap
Obvious signal in poor location.
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Countertrend trap in a strong trend
Failed countertrend attempt inside a strong trend.
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Accumulating buying pressure inside a range
Repeated tests of the upper range boundary.
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Accumulating selling pressure inside a range
Repeated tests of the lower range boundary.
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Hidden buying pressure during a bear move
Lower lows with increasingly weak selling.
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Hidden selling pressure during a bull move
Higher highs with increasingly weak buying.
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Opening gap accepted
Opening gap above prior resistance.
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Opening gap rejected
Opening gap that returns to the old range.
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Opening reversal after a test of the overnight extreme
Test of an overnight extreme during the open.
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Opening range breakout with follow-through
Breakout from a balanced opening range.
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Opening reversal with no confirmed direction
Open with large reversals in both directions.
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Measured-move magnet during a trend
Trend approaching a measured projection.
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Prior high or low as a vacuum magnet
Trend approaching an obvious prior extreme.
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Gap-close magnet
Price moving toward the prior close.
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Early probe at a possible failed breakout
Possible failure at major range support.
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Probe before a major reversal
Climactic decline at major support.
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Confirmed entry after the probe opportunity passes
Higher low after a trend-line break and low test.
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