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The patterns Copilot compares: what defines them and what invalidates them.
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This is how Copilot reads a head & shoulders top: three levels, each with its job.
- Confirms
- A close below the neckline.
- Invalidates
- A move back above the right shoulder.
- Target
- The height from head to neckline, projected down from the break.
Until it closes below the neckline, it only looks alike.
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32catalog patterns that Copilot compares
Head & shoulders topConfirms · Close below the neckline
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The full list. 32 patterns and 2 gaps.
Reversal
When the trend turns around.
Head & shoulders top
- Confirms
- Close below the neckline
- Invalidates
- Back above the right shoulder
Understand this patternWhat it is
Bearish reversal at the end of an uptrend. Three peaks: the middle one (the head) tops both shoulders, and the line joining the valleys forms the neckline. It confirms when price closes below the neckline; the target is the head-to-neckline height projected downward.
Inverse head & shoulders
- Confirms
- Close above the neckline
- Invalidates
- Back below the right shoulder
Understand this patternWhat it is
Mirror image: bullish reversal at the end of a downtrend. The head is the deepest low between two shoulders; it confirms on a close above the neckline, with a symmetric target upward.
Failed head & shoulders
- Confirms
- Reclaims the neckline it broke
- Invalidates
- Loses the neckline again
Understand this patternWhat it is
A head-and-shoulders that broke its neckline but price snapped back to the other side and resumed the prior trend. It’s a trap: it cancels the original pattern’s target instead of meeting it.
Double top
- Confirms
- Breaks the middle trough
- Invalidates
- Clears both peaks
Understand this patternWhat it is
Two peaks at the same level (±1.5%) separated by a valley. Signals buyer exhaustion; it confirms when price loses the middle valley, with a target equal to the pattern’s height.
Double bottom
- Confirms
- Clears the middle peak
- Invalidates
- Breaks both troughs
Understand this patternWhat it is
Two valleys at the same level with a peak between them. Signals seller exhaustion; it confirms on a break above the middle peak, projecting the pattern’s height upward.
Triple top
- Confirms
- Breaks the lower of the two troughs
- Invalidates
- Clears the level of the three peaks
Understand this patternWhat it is
Three peaks at one level separated by two valleys. A stricter version of the double top; it breaks when price loses the lower of the two valleys.
Triple bottom
- Confirms
- Clears the higher of the two peaks
- Invalidates
- Breaks the level of the three troughs
Understand this patternWhat it is
Three valleys at one level separated by two peaks. It breaks upward when price clears the higher of the two peaks.
Island reversal
- Confirms
- The second gap stays open
- Invalidates
- Price fills the exit gap
Understand this patternWhat it is
A stretch of price left stranded by two opposite gaps —one on entry and one on exit— forming an island. It marks a sharp shift in sentiment, with no measured target.
Spike / V reversal
- Confirms
- Sharp turn with no base
- Invalidates
- Retakes the tip of the V
Understand this patternWhat it is
A V-shaped reversal after an overextension: price turns abruptly without building a base. Hard to anticipate and with no measured target.
Saucer
- Confirms
- Clears the rim of the saucer
- Invalidates
- Breaks the rounded bottom
Understand this patternWhat it is
A slow, rounded reversal, typical of higher timeframes (weekly, monthly). The trend change is gradual, with no single breakout point; it defines no target.
Continuation
When the trend pauses and carries on.
Fan principle
- Confirms
- Breaks the third line
- Invalidates
- The third line holds
Understand this patternWhat it is
The fan principle (rule of three): after a major extreme, three successive reactions whose trendlines gradually flatten. The reversal signal appears when the third line breaks.
Symmetrical triangle
- Confirms
- Close outside the triangle
- Invalidates
- Back inside after the break
Understand this patternWhat it is
A consolidation between a falling upper line and a rising lower line. It usually resolves in the direction of the prior trend; the target is the triangle’s base measured from the breakout.
Ascending triangle
- Confirms
- Close above resistance
- Invalidates
- Breaks the line of rising lows
Understand this patternWhat it is
Horizontal resistance on top and rising lows below. Bullish bias: it typically breaks upward, with a target equal to the base height.
Descending triangle
- Confirms
- Close below support
- Invalidates
- Clears the line of falling highs
Understand this patternWhat it is
Horizontal support below and falling highs on top. Bearish bias: it typically breaks downward, with a target equal to the base height.
Flag
- Confirms
- Leaves the channel with the pole
- Invalidates
- Retraces more than half the pole
Understand this patternWhat it is
A brief pause shaped like a channel sloping against the trend, after a strong move (the pole). The target repeats the pole’s length from the breakout.
Pennant
- Confirms
- Breaks with the pole
- Invalidates
- Breaks against the pole
Understand this patternWhat it is
Like the flag but shaped as a small triangle after the pole. Same measurement: the target repeats the pole’s length from the breakout.
Wedge
- Confirms
- Breaks against its slope
- Invalidates
- Keeps going with its slope
Understand this patternWhat it is
Two lines converging with the same slope. It breaks against that slope; the target is estimated by analogy with the triangle, with lower reliability.
Rectangle
- Confirms
- Close outside the band
- Invalidates
- Back inside the band
Understand this patternWhat it is
A sideways band between horizontal support and resistance. On a break, the target is the band’s height projected in the breakout’s direction.
Broadening formation
- Confirms
- Breaks the last low
- Invalidates
- Clears the last high
Understand this patternWhat it is
A megaphone: lines that widen instead of converging. It reflects rising volatility and indecision, typical of tops; hard to trade and with no measured target.
Bullish continuation H&S
- Confirms
- Close above the neckline
- Invalidates
- Breaks the low of the head
Understand this patternWhat it is
A head-and-shoulders that appears within an ongoing uptrend and resumes it rather than reversing it. The three points are lows and the head is the deepest.
Bearish continuation H&S
- Confirms
- Close below the neckline
- Invalidates
- Clears the high of the head
Understand this patternWhat it is
The bearish version: it appears within an ongoing downtrend and resumes it. The three points are highs and the head is the tallest.
Structure & projection
The levels and lines that measure the move.
Support & resistance
- Confirms
- Price reacts at the level
- Invalidates
- Clean close on the other side
Understand this patternWhat it is
Horizontal levels where price reacted one or more times. Supports halt declines; resistances halt advances. They’re reference zones, not entry signals on their own.
Level role reversal
- Confirms
- The broken level holds the retest
- Invalidates
- Crosses the level back
Understand this patternWhat it is
Role reversal: a level broken with margin swaps roles —a lost support starts acting as resistance, and vice versa— when price tests it again from the other side.
Trendline
- Confirms
- A third touch that holds
- Invalidates
- Close on the other side of the line
Understand this patternWhat it is
A live trendline: it joins two pivots of the same kind (rising lows if bullish, falling highs if bearish) and a third one validates it on a touch. It works as dynamic support or resistance.
Trendline adjustment
- Confirms
- Trend carries on with a flatter slope
- Invalidates
- Breaks the last pivot
Understand this patternWhat it is
Trendline adjustment: the original line breaks but the trend continues in the same direction with a gentler slope. The break was a slowdown, not a reversal.
Trendline break target
- Confirms
- Close on the other side of the line
- Invalidates
- Reclaims the broken line
Understand this patternWhat it is
Trendline-break target: when price breaks the line, the target projects the maximum distance it had strayed from it before breaking.
Channel
- Confirms
- Close outside the channel
- Invalidates
- Back inside the channel
Understand this patternWhat it is
A trend channel: two parallel lines containing price. On a channel break, the target is its width projected in the breakout’s direction.
Retracements 38·50·62
- Confirms
- Pauses at 38, 50 or 62 % and resumes
- Invalidates
- Goes past 62 %
Understand this patternWhat it is
Retracement zones (38.2 / 50 / 61.8%) of a prior leg. They mark where a correction tends to pause before resuming the main move.
Speed lines
- Confirms
- Holds above the 2/3 line
- Invalidates
- Breaks the 1/3 line
Understand this patternWhat it is
Speed lines at 1/3 and 2/3 of the move’s height. They measure the trend’s pace and act as successive supports or resistances.
Gann fan
- Confirms
- Holds above the 1x1 line
- Invalidates
- Breaks the 1x1 and the next line
Understand this patternWhat it is
A Gann fan: a set of lines from an extreme (the 1x1 at 45° plus its auxiliaries). Each line acts as a successive support or resistance by angle.
Fibonacci fan
- Confirms
- Holds at a fan line
- Invalidates
- Breaks the 61.8 % line
Understand this patternWhat it is
A Fibonacci fan: lines drawn at 38.2 / 50 / 61.8% from an extreme. Used like speed lines, to locate diagonal supports and resistances.
Measured move
- Confirms
- C stays inside the A→B leg
- Invalidates
- C goes past A
Understand this patternWhat it is
Measured move (AB=CD): after a leg A→B and a correction to C, a leg D of the same size as A→B is projected. Correction C must stay within the initial leg.
Gaps
They aren’t catalog patterns: Copilot detects them separately.
Measuring gap
- Confirms
- The gap stays open
- Invalidates
- Price fills it right away
Understand this patternWhat it is
A halfway measuring gap: it appears in the middle of a strong move. It projects the remaining leg to equal the distance already covered up to the gap.
Gap
- Confirms
- Stays open as a reference
- Invalidates
- Fills within a few candles
Understand this patternWhat it is
An unclassified price gap: a jump between two candles with no continuity. It’s marked as a reference but defines no measured target.
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