What is the symmetrical triangle pattern?
The symmetrical triangle is a neutral continuation pattern. Lower highs and higher lows converge into a point. The range tightens until something has to give.
How does the symmetrical triangle form?
Lower highs and higher lows converge toward a point. The range tightens bar by bar until something gives.
How do you confirm a symmetrical triangle?
This one takes its direction from the break, not from the shape. The triangle itself is neutral, which is why the catalog lists it with no direction.
When does the symmetrical triangle fail?
The first break is frequently false. Price closes outside the lines, pulls straight back in, and continues compressing.
No chart pattern works every time. The examples on this page were chosen because they show the pattern clearly, and in real markets patterns fail often.
Practice on real charts
3 real examples of the symmetrical triangle, cut off where the pattern completed. Make your call, then see what happened.
The shaded area is a symmetrical triangle. Where did price go next?
