Learn Chart Patterns
Master the nine chart patterns used in technical analysis. Each card below shows a synthetic example chart, explains what the pattern looks like, and lists key features to watch for. Click Start Tutorial on any card to watch the pattern form candle by candle with guided narration, or practice spotting them in the Challenge mode.
Triangle
A triangle forms when the price oscillates between converging trendlines — higher lows and lower highs squeeze together like a coiled spring. The breakout direction reveals the next move.
Double Top
A double top is a bearish reversal pattern. Price reaches a high, pulls back, rallies to a similar high, then breaks down. It signals that buyers tried twice and failed to push higher.
Head & Shoulders
The classic reversal pattern: a left shoulder, a higher head, and a lower right shoulder. The neckline connecting the two troughs is the key level — a break below it confirms the reversal.
Flag
A flag is a continuation pattern. After a sharp move (the "pole"), price consolidates in a small counter-trend channel (the "flag") before continuing in the original direction.
Double Bottom
The bullish mirror of a double top. Price drops to a trough, bounces, drops to a similar trough, then rallies. It signals that sellers tried twice to push lower and failed.
Pennant
Like a flag, but the consolidation forms a tiny symmetrical triangle (converging lines) instead of a channel. Appears after a sharp move and signals continuation.
Wedge
A wedge has two converging trendlines that both slope in the same direction. A rising wedge (slopes up) is bearish — it suggests weakening momentum before a breakdown.
Cup & Handle
A U-shaped recovery (the cup) followed by a small downward drift (the handle), then a breakout upward. This is a bullish continuation pattern that signals accumulation.
Breakout
A breakout occurs when price moves decisively beyond a range, resistance, or support level. After consolidating in a tight range, price explodes in one direction with high volume.