Pattern Failure and Risk Management
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Pattern failure occurs when a chart pattern does not behave as its classic shape would suggest, such as a double bottom breaking down instead of up, and understanding how to plan for this possibility is a core part of using chart patterns responsibly. No chart pattern works every time; each one describes a historical tendency in how markets have behaved in similar shapes, not a rule that price is obligated to follow.
Pattern failure occurs when a chart pattern does not behave as its classic shape would suggest, such as a double bottom breaking down instead of up, and understanding how to plan for this possibility is a core part of using chart patterns responsibly.
No chart pattern works every time; each one describes a historical tendency in how markets have behaved in similar shapes, not a rule that price is obligated to follow. Because of this, risk management around a given pattern matters at least as much as correctly identifying it.
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