Traders often use the cup and handle pattern in technical analysis to look for possible bullish continuing patterns in the market. This pattern has a cup-shaped shape at the beginning, followed by a ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

The cup and handle pattern was first identified by entrepreneur and stockbroker William J. O’Neil and explained in his 1988 book “How to Make Money in Stocks.” The bullish chart pattern is easy to ...

Technical traders make their living on the recognition of specific stock chart patterns. The more prominent and pronounced the pattern, the easier it is to recognize during formation. Few are as ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

What is a ‘cup and handle’? A ‘cup and handle’ is a chart pattern that can help you predict future price movements. It gets its name from the tea cup shape of the pattern. It is considered one of the ...

The cup and handle pattern predicts a bullish trend, indicating a potential buy opportunity. Look for a U-shaped cup and a shallow handle to identify ideal cup and handle patterns. Confirm the pattern ...

When you’re reading up on stocks or listening to interviews with professional traders, you may come across specific terms that describe different chart appearances. A cup and handle pattern is ...

A chart pattern manifests when the price of an asset moves in a direction similar to a common shape, such as a triangle, rectangle, head and shoulder, or, in this case, a cup and handle. These ...

This is a sample chapter from my book The Ultimate Guide to Chart Patterns. The cup and handle pattern is a bullish continuation pattern and momentum buy signal as it breaks out of the ‘handle’ in the ...