Flags and Pennant Patterns Quiz and Flashcards

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What is the primary function of continuation patterns in technical analysis?

To identify potential reversals in a trend

To predict the exact price level of a future trend

To determine the strength of a triple top or triple bottom formation

To provide an advanced warning of a trend resuming after a consolidation period (correct)

What is the characteristic of a flag pattern in technical analysis?

A sudden spike in trading volume

A triangular formation of highs and lows

A sharp reversal in a trend

A parallel channel consolidation period (correct)

What is a triple top in technical analysis?

A bullish reversal pattern

A pennant pattern

A continuation pattern

A bearish reversal pattern (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a type of continuation pattern?

Triple Top Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a triple top and a triple bottom?

The direction of the trend before the formation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following continuation patterns is NOT mentioned in the text?

Head and Shoulders Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the rectangle in Figure 8.5?

Reversal pattern Signup and view all the answers

What type of pattern is formed when the price hits a resistance level, breaks through, and then hits the resistance level again?

Head-and-shoulders top Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical volume characteristic during the formation of the left shoulder?

Heaviest activity Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the pattern that forms when the security passes from strong, informed participants to weak, uninformed ones?

Distribution area Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the price pushing through line AA in Figure 8.6?

A victory for the buyers has been achieved Signup and view all the answers

What type of pattern is formed when the price hits a support level, breaks through, and then hits the support level again?

Head-and-shoulders bottom Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether a pennant pattern is bullish or bearish?

The trend before the pennant began to form Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a pennant and a triangle pattern?

The duration of the pattern formation Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic shape of a symmetrical triangle?

A pattern with two trendlines that converge Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the stock price as a pennant pattern forms?

It moves into a tighter consolidation range Signup and view all the answers

What type of trend is associated with a bearish triangle?

A downtrend Signup and view all the answers

What determines the direction of a triangle pattern?

The trend before the triangle began to form Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Triple Tops and Bottoms

Triple tops are bearish reversal patterns and triple bottoms are bullish reversal patterns.
They form as the price hits a support or resistance level three times before the price turns around and moves in the opposite direction.
Triple tops/bottoms usually form over longer periods of time.

Continuation Patterns

Continuation patterns give an advanced warning when a stock price is likely to resume its trend after a short consolidation period and how far the stock price is likely to move in that direction.
They are not infallible, but they do put the odds of success in the favor.

Rectangle

Rectangle is a continuation pattern.
It forms as the price of a stock pulls back from the predominant trend in a parallel channel.

Flag

Flags are continuation patterns that form as the price of a stock pulls back from the predominant trend in a parallel channel.
They can be either bullish or bearish, depending on what the trend was before the flag began to form.
If a stock price was in an up trend before the flag began to form, it is a bullish continuation pattern.
If a stock price was in a down trend before the flag began to form, it is a bearish continuation pattern.
Flags usually form over shorter periods of time.

Head and Shoulder

Head-and-shoulders top is a reversal pattern that forms as the price hits a resistance level, then breaks through the first resistance level and hits a higher resistance level, and then hits the first resistance level again.
Head-and-shoulders bottom is a reversal pattern that forms as the price hits a support level, then breaks through the first support level and hits a lower support level, and then hits the first support level again.
Volume characteristics are of critical importance in assessing the validity of these patterns.
Activity is normally heaviest during the formation of the left shoulder and also tends to be quite heavy as prices approach the peak.

Pennant

Pennants are continuation patterns that form as the price of a stock moves into a tighter and tighter consolidation range.
They can be either bullish or bearish, depending on what the trend was before the pennant began to form.
If a stock price was in an up trend before the pennant began to form, it is a bullish continuation pattern.
If a stock price was in a down trend before the pennant began to form, it is a bearish continuation pattern.
Pennants usually form over shorter periods of time.

Triangle

Triangles are continuation patterns that form as the price of a stock hits a flat level of support or resistance and begins moving into a tighter and tighter consolidation range.
They can be either bullish or bearish, depending on what the trend was before the wedge began to form.
If a stock price was in an up trend before the triangle began to form, it is a bullish continuation pattern.
If a stock price was in a down trend before the triangle began to form, it is a bearish continuation pattern.
Triangles usually form over longer periods of time.

Types of Triangles

Symmetrical triangle is a pattern in which two trendlines converge toward each other.
There are also ascending and descending triangles.

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This quiz covers the basics of flags and pennants, which are continuation patterns in stock market trading. Learn how to identify and analyze these patterns to make informed investment decisions.