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Price moves sideways in a tight range for weeks while volume quietly builds.
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Price moves sideways in a tight range for weeks while volume quietly builds.
Price pushes through a level it failed to cross before (resistance).
A sharp rise (the pole), then a short, slightly downward drift (the flag) on lower volume.
Price falls to a low, bounces, then returns to the same low and holds.
Three peaks, the middle one highest, with a line (the neckline) joining the dips between them.
Price swings narrow into a tight range.
A candle whose open and close are almost equal, leaving a very small body.
A small body near the top with a long lower wick, at least about twice the body.
A small body near the bottom with a long upper wick.
A small down candle followed by a larger up candle whose body covers the previous one.
A small up candle followed by a larger down candle whose body covers the previous one.
Three candles: a large down candle, a small indecisive candle, then a large up candle.
The average closing price over a set number of days, drawn as a smooth line (for example 20 or 50 days).
A 0 to 100 measure of how strong recent gains are compared with recent losses.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence: the gap between a fast and a slow average, with a signal line.
A moving average with bands two standard deviations above and below.
How much of an asset changed hands in a period.
A periodic fee between long and short traders on perpetual futures.
The total value of open futures contracts.
Forced closing of leveraged positions when losses get too large.
Deciding how much to put in a single trade or asset.
A price where you exit to limit a loss.
Coins moving into or out of exchange wallets.
The number of unique addresses using a network each day.
Price multiplied by the number of coins in circulation.
Price levels where buying or selling has repeatedly shown up.