Reversal patterns
Falling wedge
Usually bullish
Price drifts lower between two downward-sloping converging lines — the lows fall more slowly than the highs.
What a falling wedge tells you
Falling price with a contracting range suggests selling pressure is fading rather than accelerating. Falling wedges most often break upward.
Why it forms
Sellers are still in control but each push down achieves less. Buyers are absorbing supply quietly.
How traders enter it
Entry on a close above the upper boundary, with the origin of the wedge as a reference objective.
How it fails
A falling wedge inside a strong downtrend is often just a downtrend. Without a volume or momentum shift, the break can be a one-candle event that fails immediately.
That last section is the one worth rereading. A pattern is only useful because it comes with a level that proves you wrong — without one you have a shape and a hope.
People also ask
Is a falling wedge bullish or bearish?
A falling wedge is usually read as bullish, but only once it confirms. Before the confirming break it is a shape, and shapes fail. Context decides more than the label does.
How do you trade a falling wedge?
Entry on a close above the upper boundary, with the origin of the wedge as a reference objective.
When does a falling wedge fail?
A falling wedge inside a strong downtrend is often just a downtrend. Without a volume or momentum shift, the break can be a one-candle event that fails immediately.
Can ChartLens spot a falling wedge for me?
Yes. Photograph or screenshot any chart and ChartLens names the pattern if it is clearly formed, with a confidence level and whether it is forming, confirmed or failed — and says nothing if it is not there.
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