SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLE - DIAGONAL CHART PATTERN

Every week Tech Charts Global Equity Markets report features some of the well-defined, mature classical chart patterns under a lengthy watchlist and the chart pattern breakout signals that took place during that week. Global Equity Markets report covers single stocks from developed, emerging and frontier markets, ETF’s and global equity indices. The report starts with a review section that highlights the important chart developments on global equity benchmarks. This blog post features from the breakout section a symmetrical triangle. Breakout signal was confirmed few weeks back and since then the stock has possibly completed a pullback. This chart is a good example to discuss the dynamics of breakouts from diagonal chart patterns. Below you will also find a short educational video on how breakouts can develop after completing symmetrical triangle chart patterns.

LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS (LH)

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is a life sciences company that is integrated in guiding patient care, providing clinical laboratory and end-to-end drug development services. The Company operates as a healthcare diagnostics company. The stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Price chart formed a 5 month-long symmetrical triangle with the upper boundary acting as strong resistance at 174.00 levels. Both boundaries were tested several times over the course of the chart pattern. The daily close above 179.00 levels confirmed the breakout from the 5 month-long symmetrical triangle with the possible chart pattern price target of 194.00 levels. The chart below is an update with the latest data from 03/02/2020.

A SHORT EDUCATIONAL VIDEO ON SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLES

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