Predicting Short-Term Trends: The Cup-With-Handle Pattern
by Wayne A. Thorp, CFA
Price charts are one of the most widely used tools in technical analysis. What do charts reveal? One item technical analysts like to look for is repeating patterns—these can be used to forecast future price movements and, in some cases, the potential magnitude of such movements.
This article examines a price pattern identified by William O’Neil, founder of Investor’s Business Daily—the cup-with-handle pattern.
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CANSLIM
In addition to his role as a publisher, William O’Neil is well-known for his CANSLIM investment approach, which uses both fundamental and technical analysis to identify potential investment opportunities. [O’Neil’s CANSLIM approach is outlined in his book “How to Make Money in Stocks,” McGraw-Hill Company; 272 pages; $10.95.] Beyond the more concrete criteria that make up CANSLIM, O’Neil looks for stocks that are exhibiting specific patterns, the most common being the cup-with-handle pattern.
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Discussion
It is always very easy to look back on a stock and say what happened after the fact. It is very different to try and do it real time. Your three examples sum it up very well. As a matter of fact you left out the double and triple cups that never had a breakout!
posted 11 months ago by Michael from New York
Almost impossible to read the text and follow the "impossible to read" chart.
posted 10 months ago by Rudy from New York
