Symmetrical Triangle formation

Symmetrical triangle formation is one of the most common and reliable triangle chart pattern which indicate market indecision and possible breakout. The volume of trades tends to diminish as the formation develops and the breakout is noticeable with a sharp increase in volume. With symmetrical triangle formation, the breakout can be bullish or bearish. The pattern supports all kinds of long-term and short-term traders trading all financial instruments.


Symmetrical triangle formation occurs when there is high uncertainty in market. Each upward movement is followed by a downward movement and increased consolidation of price occurs. Each new high is lower than the previous one and each new low is higher than the previous. At one point breakout occurs which is noticeable with a sharp upward or downward movement crossing the line of the triangle with sharp increase in volume. If no such increase in volume at breakout then the reliability of the formation is greatly challenged and is considered that it is not a valid formation.

Many traders treat symmetrical triangle formation as continuation pattern; that is if the prior trend is bullish then the breakout will also be bullish and vice versa. But there is a high chance that the breakout can be a trend-reversal. In any way, traders who can catch the direction of breakout early can profit from the market. Traders should use other technical indicators to confirm breakout and to predict market direction.

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