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Bear Flag.


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A Bear Flag is a <strong>bearish Bearish

Words used to describe investor attitude. A bearish investor believes that a particular asset or the market as a whole will decline in value.


bearish 
 continuation pattern</strong>&nbsp;that generally occurs after a decline in price. After a period of price consolidation in the flag, prices generally continue in the direction of the prior trend.

A Bear Flag can be identified a long red candlestick Candlestick

A price chart that displays the high, low, open, and close for a security each day over a specified period of time.
 that resembles a flagpole, and a flag which resembles a rectangle marked by two parallel lines that slope against the prevailing trend.

<strong>Measuring the move:</strong>&nbsp;Add the vertical distance of the flagpole to the breakout and this would give you an approximate price target for the next run up in price.

<strong>Trading the pattern: </strong>Traders should be watching the lower trend line of the pattern. A bearish entry signal is when price pierces through the upper trend line.
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Publication:International Business Times - US ed.
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 11, 2009
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