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Pattern Practice Lab

Eight fixed fictional scenarios. Read the chart and table, then choose an interpretation. Explanations appear only after checking an answer or deliberately revealing them. These exercises grade the stated rule, not a prediction of future prices.

Scenario 1

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

Dashed orange line: neckline at $90

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

incomplete-double-top fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 80, 90, 100, 90, 99, 94, 92. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$101$79Period 1: open 80, high 81, low 79, close 80Period 2: open 80, high 91, low 79, close 90Period 3: open 90, high 101, low 89, close 100Period 4: open 100, high 101, low 89, close 90Period 5: open 90, high 100, low 89, close 99Period 6: open 99, high 100, low 93, close 94Period 7: open 94, high 95, low 91, close 92

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0180817980100
2024-01-0280917990120
2024-01-0390101891000
2024-01-041001018990160
2024-01-05901008999180
2024-01-06991009394200
2024-01-0794959192220

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

Which reading fits the observations?

Scenario 2

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

Dashed orange line: neckline at $90

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

neckline-break fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 80, 90, 100, 90, 99, 94, 87. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$101$79Period 1: open 80, high 81, low 79, close 80Period 2: open 80, high 91, low 79, close 90Period 3: open 90, high 101, low 89, close 100Period 4: open 100, high 101, low 89, close 90Period 5: open 90, high 100, low 89, close 99Period 6: open 99, high 100, low 93, close 94Period 7: open 94, high 95, low 86, close 87

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0180817980100
2024-01-0280917990120
2024-01-0390101891000
2024-01-041001018990160
2024-01-05901008999180
2024-01-06991009394200
2024-01-0794958687220

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

What does the final close support?

Scenario 3

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

bear-flag fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 60, 50, 40, 42, 45, 43, 38. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$61$37Period 1: open 60, high 61, low 59, close 60Period 2: open 60, high 61, low 49, close 50Period 3: open 50, high 51, low 39, close 40Period 4: open 40, high 43, low 39, close 42Period 5: open 42, high 46, low 41, close 45Period 6: open 45, high 46, low 42, close 43Period 7: open 43, high 44, low 37, close 38

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0160615960100
2024-01-0260614950120
2024-01-03505139400
2024-01-0440433942160
2024-01-0542464145180
2024-01-0645464243200
2024-01-0743443738220

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

What context matters most?

Scenario 4

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

failed-bear-flag fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 60, 50, 40, 42, 45, 49, 58. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$61$39Period 1: open 60, high 61, low 59, close 60Period 2: open 60, high 61, low 49, close 50Period 3: open 50, high 51, low 39, close 40Period 4: open 40, high 43, low 39, close 42Period 5: open 42, high 46, low 41, close 45Period 6: open 45, high 50, low 44, close 49Period 7: open 49, high 59, low 48, close 58

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0160615960100
2024-01-0260614950120
2024-01-03505139400
2024-01-0440433942160
2024-01-0542464145180
2024-01-0645504449200
2024-01-0749594858220

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

How does the ending affect the bearish hypothesis?

Scenario 5

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

false-breakout fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 40, 50, 45, 50, 52, 48. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$53$39Period 1: open 40, high 41, low 39, close 40Period 2: open 40, high 51, low 39, close 50Period 3: open 50, high 51, low 44, close 45Period 4: open 45, high 51, low 44, close 50Period 5: open 50, high 53, low 49, close 52Period 6: open 52, high 53, low 47, close 48

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0140413940100
2024-01-0240513950120
2024-01-03505144450
2024-01-0445514450160
2024-01-0550534952180
2024-01-0652534748200

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

What happened after the $50 boundary break?

Scenario 6

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

ambiguous-triangle fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 46, 54, 48, 53, 49, 52, 50. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$55$45Period 1: open 46, high 47, low 45, close 46Period 2: open 46, high 55, low 45, close 54Period 3: open 54, high 55, low 47, close 48Period 4: open 48, high 54, low 47, close 53Period 5: open 53, high 54, low 48, close 49Period 6: open 49, high 53, low 48, close 52Period 7: open 52, high 53, low 49, close 50

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0146474546100
2024-01-0246554554120
2024-01-03545547480
2024-01-0448544753160
2024-01-0553544849180
2024-01-0649534852200
2024-01-0752534950220

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

Can direction be concluded from this ending?

Scenario 7

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

timeframe-context fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 50, 48, 46, 44, 45, 46. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$51$43Period 1: open 50, high 51, low 49, close 50Period 2: open 50, high 51, low 47, close 48Period 3: open 48, high 49, low 45, close 46Period 4: open 46, high 47, low 43, close 44Period 5: open 44, high 46, low 43, close 45Period 6: open 45, high 47, low 44, close 46

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0150514950100
2024-01-0250514748120
2024-01-03484945460
2024-01-0446474344160
2024-01-0544464345180
2024-01-0645474446200

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

Does the last bounce prove a lasting uptrend?

Scenario 8

Fictional example — synthetic daily data, not a live asset. Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied. Prices use a linear scale in illustrative US dollars. Equal spacing shows observed periods, not missing-session durations.

On a small screen, scroll the chart horizontally to read every label.

gap-and-risk fictional candlestick chartCloses in observation order: 50, 51, 50, 49, 47, 48. Exact dates, OHLC and volume appear in the following table.$52$46Period 1: open 50, high 51, low 49, close 50Period 2: open 50, high 52, low 49, close 51Period 3: open 51, high 52, low 49, close 50Period 4: open 50, high 51, low 48, close 49Period 5: open 49, high 50, low 46, close 47Period 6: open 47, high 49, low 46, close 48

Observation order / daily periods →

Accessible data table and chart description

Fictional daily OHLCV; use closes for the stated rule. No future observations are implied.

Synthetic OHLCV observations; volume is fictional units
Date UTCOpenHighLowCloseVolume
2024-01-0150514950100
2024-01-0250524951120
2024-01-03515249500
2024-01-0450514849160
2024-01-0549504647180
2024-01-0647494648200

Legend: hollow body = close ≥ open; filled blue body = close < open. Wick = low to high. Direction is also readable from the table, without color.

Would a planned $49 exit guarantee a $1 loss from $50?

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