Alibaba Group Holdings, Ltd BABA, Ebay, Inc EBAY and Sunrun, Inc RUN have all settled into bullish flag patterns on the daily chart. The bull flag pattern is created with a sharp rise higher forming the pole, which is then followed by a consolidation pattern that brings the stock lower between a channel with parallel lines.
- For bearish traders, the "trend is your friend" (until it's not) and the stock may continue downwards within the following channel for a short period of time. Aggressive traders may decide to short the stock at the upper trendline and exit the trade at the lower trendline.
- Bullish traders will want to watch for a break up from the upper descending trendline of the flag formation, on high volume, for an entry. When a stock breaks up from a bull flag pattern, the measured move higher is equal to the length of the pole and should be added to the lowest price within the flag.
A bull flag is negated when a stock closes a trading day below the lower trendline of the flag pattern or if the flag falls more than 50% down the length of the pole
The Alibaba Chart: Alibaba reversed into an uptrend on Oct. 5 after reacting to a bullish double bottom pattern on the daily chart. The stock inclined over 20% and through two resistance levels before bumping into a higher resistance zone on Oct. 11 near the $170 level and rejecting the area. Since the date, Alibaba has been consolidating under the resistance level in a bull flag pattern.
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