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Bull Flag Pattern

A sharp advance, then a tight drift lower — a trend catching its breath.

Bullish Continuation pattern 0 stocks showing it now Scanned 2026-09-01
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📖 What a bull flag is

A near-vertical move up (the pole), followed by a small, orderly pullback that slopes gently against it (the flag). The flag is short and shallow relative to the pole.

Why it forms

The pole is a repricing. The flag is early buyers taking profits into steady demand — but the pullback stays shallow because nobody who wanted in has been given a real chance to buy.

🎯 Trigger

A close above the flag's upper boundary.

📏 Target

Project the height of the pole up from the breakout — the 'flag flies at half mast' rule.

🛑 Invalidation

A pullback that retraces much more than half the pole, or a close below the flag's lower boundary. At that point it is a reversal, not a pause.
❓ Bull Flag FAQ
What is a bull flag pattern?
A strong upward move followed by a shallow, tight pullback that usually resolves in the same direction as the pole. It is a continuation pattern, not a reversal one.
How is a bull flag different from a pennant?
A flag drifts down inside two roughly parallel lines; a pennant converges into a small triangle. They form for the same reason and are traded the same way.
How long should a bull flag last?
Short relative to the pole. A consolidation lasting much longer than the advance that preceded it has stopped being a pause and become a range.
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How these are found: swing highs and lows are picked out with a percentage ZigZag on daily and weekly candles, and the boundaries are line-fitted through those swings. A formation is only published when the fit is tight, the boundaries are actually touched several times, and the price action stays inside them. The most recent swing is provisional, so a forming pattern can still change shape on the next candle, and patterns whose break already played out are dropped rather than shown as fresh. Levels and targets are the textbook measured moves, not forecasts. This is auto-generated market data, not investment advice.

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