Steemit Crypto Academy Season 5 Week 5 [Beginner's Course] - Trading Using Wedge Pattern

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Introduction

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Hello everyone!
This is my third lesson as a Crypto Academy Professor and I am glad that I am sharing knowledge to you all. I welcome you all to the Fifth Week of Season 5 of Steemit Crypto Academy.

This Lesson is about Trading Strategy using Wedge Pattern.

In the Previous lectures, We studied about Recognizing patterns in Trading like Triangles, Flags and Rectangles. Now In this Lesson, We will learn about one more pattern in Trading which is Wedge Pattern.

Wedges

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If We already attributed a nasty behaviour to Chart Patterns in the previous section, pay attention now to this Wedge Pattern. Wedges can also be very nasty patterns if you don't know how to trade this Pattern.

Wedge Patterns is a pattern which is marked by the convergence of the trendlines on the price chart. The trendlines are drawn in respect to make a Wedge pattern. We can call upper trendline as Resistance and lower trendline as Support.

Wedge Patterns shows a pause in the ongoing trend in the market. This Pattern is determined by the contraction of trendlines in the price chart.

This Pattern is formed at the top or mid of the trend. After the formation of this Wedge Pattern, Price takes reversal from that point and then, Traders can take entry or exit after the formation of this Pattern.

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There are two types of Wedge Patterns -

• Rising Wedge
• Falling Wedge

Let's talk about both these types of Wedge Pattern in detail.

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Rising Wedge

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Rising Wedge can also be named as a bearish version of Wedge Pattern. It can be recognized by it's upward tapering shape.

A Rising Wedge is formed after the consolidation of the price between both trendlines. It is considered as an upward price trend bounded by two intersecting, up-sloping trendlines.

A Rising Wedge is considered as a bearish chart pattern with the trendlines slope up which means after the formation of Rising Wedge, Price will move in downward direction after certain breakout.

When Rising Wedge is formed after an Uptrend, then there comes a reversal in the price movement which is usually a Bearish reversal i.e. price will move downward.

^{Rising Wedge}

The above image shows an example of a rising wedge. The Rising Wedge Chart pattern has formed around the bottom. Prices came off the prior high, rounded about and then headed up.

The side to side oscillations bounded by the two up sloping trendlines gave a clue to the formation of this pattern. The decrement in volume shows that the pattern was indeed a rising wedge.

Generally, Rising Wedge forms at the end of an uptrend but sometimes, During downtrend, Rising Wedge forms as a retracement in the price and after the breakout in rising wedge, price resumes falling.

A Rising Wedge which forms after an Uptrend usually leads to a reversal (downtrend) while a rising wedge which forms during a downtrend can be considered as continuation in trend.

How to identify Rising Wedge?

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Rising Wedges are not very easy patterns to identify. However, I will tell you some guidelines that can help you in identify Rising Wedge easier.

Characteristic	Discussion
Two up-sloping trendlines	Draw two trendlines, one along the minor highs and one along the minor lows. Both trendlines must slope in upward direction and should intersect.
Multiple touches	Rising Wedge must have multiple touches at the both trendlines. Rising Wedge must have atleast total of 5 touches, 3 on one trendline and 2 on other trendline.
Volume trend	Volume basically trends downward in the formation of Rising Wedge
Breakout Volume	Breakout Volume can be either heavy or light but is generally below average.

The above table shows the identification guidelines for identifying a Rising Wedge Pattern. Rising Wedge can form anywhere. You might expect them to form at end of an uptrend.

Falling Wedge

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Falling Wedge precisely known as Bullish version of Wedge Pattern. This Wedge can be recognized by it's downward tapering shape.

At first glance, such a price pattern looks quite bearish but this is actually a very bullish pattern, as the price target is the upper beginning of the pattern.

Falling Wedge is generally forms at the end or bottom of downtrend which results in starting of an uptrend which is considered as a reversal.

When Falling Wedge forms during an uptrend, then this Wedge is for retracement in the price and then it resumes movie in upward direction and this is considered as a continuation signal.

^{Falling Wedge}

The above images shows an example of a Falling Wedge.

How to identify Falling Wedge?

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Falling Wedges are not very easy patterns to identify. However, I will tell you some guidelines that can help you in identify Falling Wedge easier.

Characteristic	Discussion
Two down-sloping trendlines	Draw two trendlines, one along the tops and one along the bottoms. Both trendlines must slope downward and eventually intersect.
Multiple touches	Falling Wedge must have atleast total of5 touches, 3 on one trendline and 2 on other trendline.
Volume trend	Volume generally trends downward

The above table shows guidelines to identify a Falling Wedge. There should be minimum five touches to safeguard a good formation of the wedge pattern.

Trade Setup using Wedge Pattern

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The price targets of both these wedges turn out be a little complex from what is known so far. In addition, they are bit more difficult to calculate, because here your own drawing somehow influences the target. Therefore, Verify the target after the breakout.

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• Trade Setup using Rising Wedge

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^{Trade Setup using Rising Wedge}

From the above image, We can see that a Rising Wedge is formed which is touching both trendlines and when it breaks the Support line, the Point becomes our entry point. At the time of Breakout, We can take our entry and then We can mark Take Profit level and Stop loss level just above the tip of the wedge or just above the resistance line.

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• Trade Setup using Falling Wedge

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^{Trade Setup using Rising Wedge}

From the above image, We can see that a Falling Wedge is formed which is touching both trendlines and when it breaks the Resistance line, the Point becomes our entry point. At the time of Breakout, We can take our entry and then We can mark Take Profit level and Stop loss level just below the tip of the wedge or just below the Support line.

Conclusion

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Through this lesson, I have explained you about Wedge Pattern in detail. If you are able to identify a Wedge Pattern, then It is easier for you to trade them and book your profit after the breakout happens in the wedge pattern.

Thank You for reading my lesson. If there are any error in writing, then please let me know in comments. Feel free to ask in the comment section if you have any query.

Homework Task

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Make Sure you understand the lesson before performing the homework task. Also, you are required to attempt all the questions and make use of your own Crypto chart.

1. Explain Wedge Pattern in your own word.

2. Explain both types of Wedges and How to identify them in detail. (Screenshots required)

3. Do the breakout of these Wedge Patterns produce False Signals sometimes? If yes, then Explain how to filter out these False signals.

4. Show full trade setup using this pattern for both types of Wedges.( Entry Point, Take Profit, Stop Loss, Breakout)

5. Conclusion

Homework Guidelines

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