how to spot ascending triangle before breakout?

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by mute9003, Jul 11, 2024.

  1. mute9003

    mute9003

    they are obviously very easy to see after the breakout happens
    any tips on how to spot them before the breakout?

    here is what usually happens when i try to trade them

    1 scenario. i find it i chart it and i wait.and it doesnt break out

    2 i completely miss it even if i look at that chart and sometimes even chart it.
    wheni come back to it the breakout already happened. i always seem to miss that breakout point.

    the false breakout one always seem to be a perfect ascending triangle very easy to spot. probably for a good reason. since its a trap

    but the ones that breakout i never seem to catch them.
    but then i go back and look at it and be like damn thats such an obvious triangle
    but they seem to break out way before the end of the triangle


    just looking for some advice on how to trade that pattern. im obviously missing something

    for example OPTT few days ago had that nice breakout . i was watching it and charted the triangle, watched it every day like a hawk to break out. and i literally look away for one fn second and its running. and i was too late
     
  2. tomkat22

    tomkat22

    I dont trade penny stocks but I saw the OPTT pop. It's been my experience that on day 3 after a catalyst if the stock hasn't completely tanked and is still showing strength... something is up. Somebody(s) really like the stock. You would probably be justified in placing a long bet on it,perhaps at the close on day 3.
     
  3. mute9003

    mute9003

    Just using optt as an example of most recent
    I would like to get some help on penny stocks since thats what i want to trade but im mostly asking about ascending triangle in general regardless of price
     
  4. schizo

    schizo

    Excuse my frustration, but what ascending triangle are you talking about? Point me out the ascending triangle. Also OPTT didn't just run up. It gapped up.

    DAILY
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    15M
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  5. Everything is an ascending triangle. :)
     
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  6. maxinger

    maxinger

    Last edited: Jul 11, 2024
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  7. mute9003

    mute9003

    this
     

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  9. schizo

    schizo

    My bad. I was looking only at the RTH session.

    Anyway, this is how you "should" play this (thanks largely in part to the hindsight benefit).

    1) Solid line: breakout
    2) Dotted line: retracement level (do you know how this was drawn?)
    3) Arrow: entry

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  10. Aloha schizo,
    No.
    Anxiously awaiting your response

    mahalo!
    Mark
     
    #10     Jul 11, 2024