Reading room
Notes from the packets
Short essays used in class. They are study notes, not market calls.
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The neckline is a decision, not a decoration
Students often draw a pretty line under a head and shoulders and then ignore it. In the Mtskheta studio we treat that line as the only claim the pattern is making.
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Triangles that never meant to leave
A tightening range is not automatically a continuation pattern. Many of the triangles brought to Weekend Chart Desk are simply tired markets.
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Flags need a pole you can point to
Without a sharp preceding run, a small parallelogram is just a pause. The academy refuses to call every drift a flag.
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Double tops and the second failure
Two peaks of similar height are common. A double top, in the way we teach it, also requires a valley and a leave that valley will not forgive.
