Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Alistair Berg / Getty Images A triangle chart pattern is used in technical ...

Market analysts rely on many technical indicators to anticipate future trends, one of which is the very-popular ascending triangle chart pattern. As the name indicates, an ascending triangle on a ...

Technical analysts believe that stock prices often trade in patterns, as the motivating driver behind the movement of stocks is humans, and humans exhibit the same emotions when it comes to their ...

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