Descending Triangle
Also called: falling triangle
A bearish pattern of lower highs pressing down on a flat horizontal support line, coiling toward a downside breakdown.
A descending triangle is the mirror of the ascending triangle: a falling upper trendline of lower highs squeezes price against one fixed support level. Sellers grow more aggressive while buyers defend a single floor.
A close below the horizontal support on rising volume is the classic trigger, with a measured-move target of the triangle's height projected down. As with all patterns it can fail and resolve the other way.
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