Thursday 30 April 2020

Inverse head and shoulders pattern

What is inverse head and shoulders pattern ?
An inverse head and shoulders pattern is also called head and shoulders bottom. It is same as head and shoulders pattern but inverted. This pattern is identified when the price action of a security meets the following characteristics:the price falls to a through and then rises the price falls below the former trough and then rises again. Finally, the price falls again but not as fast as the second trough. Once the final trough is made, the price heads upward, towards the resistance found near the top of the previous troughs.

The inverse head and shoulders pattern is also as popular as head shoulders pattern. This pattern indicates the end of the downward and starts of the upward.

What does an inverse head and shoulders tell you?

Investors typically enter into a long position when the price rises above the resistance of the neckline. The first  and third trough are considered shoulders and the second peak form the head. A move above the resistance, also known as the neckline, is used as a signal of a sharp move higher. Many traders watch for a large spike in volume to confirm the validity of the breakout. This pattern is the opposite of the popular head and shoulders pattern but is used to predict shifts in a downtrend rather than an uptrend.

A suitable profit target can he ascertained by measuring the distance between the bottom of the head and the neckline of the pattern and using that same distance to project how far proce may move in the direction of the breakout. For example, if the distance between the head and neckline is ten points, the profit target is set ten points above the pattern's neckline. An aggressive stop loss order can be placed below the breakout price bar if candle. Alternatively,  a conservative stop loss order can be placed below the right shoulders of the inverse head and shoulders pattern.

An inverse head and shoulders pattern in comprised of three component parts:

1. After long bearish trends, the price falls to a trough and subsequently rises to form a peak.
2. The price falls again to firm a second trough substantially below the initial low and rises yet again.
3. The price falls for a third time, but only to the level of the first trough, before rising once more and reversing the trend.

Limitations of an inverse head and shoulders
Like all charting patterns, the ups and downs of the head and shoulders pattern tell a very specific story about the battle being waged between bulls and bears.

The initial decline and subsequent peak represent the building momentum of the prior bearish trend into the first shoulder portion. Wanting to sustain the downward movement as long as possible, bears try to push the price back down past the initial trough after the shoulder to reach a new low. At this point,  it is still possible that bears could  reinstate their market dominance and continue the downward trend.

However,  once price rises a second time and reaches a point above the initial peak, it is clear that bulls are gaining ground.  Bears try one more time to push price downward but succeed only in hitting trough. This failure to surpass the lowest low signals the bears' defeat and bulls take over, Driving the price upward and completing the reversal.

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