price patterns/chart patterns - Right-Angled Triangles Price/Chart Pattern

 
 

Right-Angled Triangles Price/Chart Pattern

Right-angled triangles are really a special form of the symmetrical type.

Right-angled triangles are really a special form of the symmetrical type, in that one of the two boundaries is formed at an angle of 90 degrees, that is, horizontal to the vertical axis. The symmetrical triangle does not give an indication of the direction in which it is ultimately likely to break, but the right-angled triangle does, with its implied level of support or resistance and contracting price fluctuations.

One difficulty in interpreting these formations is that many rectangles begin as right-angled triangles. Consequently, a great deal of caution should be used when evaluating these elusive patterns.

Traditionally, measuring objectives for triangles are obtained by drawing a line parallel to the base of the triangle through the peak of the first rally. This represents the price objective that prices may be expected to reach or exceed.