pidge66 wrote:
At what point does a flag fail to become a flag, but a channel with the new trend? Is there any general rules of thumb for this? E.g. no break within 20 bars, etc. (I'm just pulling from the air). I'm asking this because theoretically the "bear flag" could go all the way to S&P 1300... of course it would long gone be called a bear flag.
"On 5-min SPY". Isn't that the same time frame as Cobra's using. Maybe he has different answer for you. For me that's it, sorry, as I've defined it for my point of view and my chart as well.[/quote]
One example: Is LNG still considered (bull-)"flagging"? At one time it certainly was. Does it no longer qualified as such? TIA.[/quote]
Fair enough, I saw it, I'll answer this specific since you defined it with enough relativity for me. (Not kidding, big word as Einstein'd like to use but it's everyday trading related perspectives).
You used daily so am I. "Flag" works better with length of "flag pole": longer the pole the better it performs as desired direction (no pun intended). In this chart I posted for you, put into perspective, only TWO predominant patterns shows up, as you can see. YOUR bull flag maybe once was a bull flag, not anymore when it pulled back into the predominant formation. That's how I read charts, FWIW, hope it helps.
Well, one more, if price breaks above the last TL, that enters into new territoy, like in GO GAME break out.