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World 3 · Chart patterns · lesson 5 · level 2
Bear flag
A fast drop, a small weak bounce, then another drop: the bounce is just a pause.
What it is
A fast fall, a short calm pause, then price breaks down out of the pause.
Your task in the app
Find the pole and the flag. Buy, sell, or wait?
How often it worked
| Market | Times found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (NSE) | 43 | 46% | 54% | 0% |
| United States | 41 | 39% | 58% | 2% |
| Japan | 50 | 36% | 58% | 6% |
| Crypto | 318 | 32% | 62% | 6% |
| Forex | 35 | 49% | 51% | 0% |
| Commodities | 14 | 57% | 36% | 7% |
Counted on real past charts by the Trading Class research engine, 501 cases in all. Past odds, not a forecast.
Read more on the Bear flag pattern page.
Goal of this lesson: Identify a bear flag and understand how it can continue a fall.