Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Shannon Fagan/Getty Images A continuation pattern indicates a brief pause in a ...

Diane Costagliola is a researcher, librarian, instructor, and writer who has published articles on personal finance, home buying, and foreclosure. Investopedia / Laura Porter A double top is an ...

Identifying an object by its shape or properties. For example, stock forecasting identifies trends by recognizing historical patterns. Although pattern recognition has been around for decades, it is ...

Japanese candlestick patterns are among the most widely used tools in technical analysis, and those formed by three or more candles are generally considered the most reliable. The Three Inside Up and ...