Three peaks, the middle one highest, with the two outer peaks at roughly similar heights. The neckline joins the two lows between them.
Three pivot highs with the centre one clearly above the other two, outer peaks within tolerance of each other, and a neckline drawn through the intervening lows. The trigger is a close below that neckline.
Our sample is small. The number below is what we actually measured on it, not a textbook claim.
These are our own measurements, not textbook claims. A call counts as a win if price closed 5% in favour before it wicked 5% against, measured from the confirming close over the following 30 days. Everything that resolved is counted, including the failures.
| Population | Resolved | Hit rate | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published live and resolved | 7 | too few to say | Calls we posted on the board before the move, graded 30 days out. |
| Backtested and resolved | 18 | 56% | Same detector replayed over history. Not the published record. |
Live and backtested are different populations and should not be averaged. The live figure is the one that came from calls published in public before the move. See every live and past call on the Chart Patterns board.
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