CHART Charting · Updated January 2026 · ~4 min · For TradingView desktop 3.2.1
Crypto Chart Patterns in Practice: Head & Shoulders, Double Bottom, Triangles
Patterns are market psychology made visible. They work in crypto too, but with bigger moves and more fake-outs — so volume confirmation and stop discipline matter even more than in stocks.
Three common patterns
- Head & shoulders (top/bottom): three peaks (middle highest) + a neckline; a break of the neckline confirms, target ≈ head-to-neckline height projected;
- Double top/bottom: two failed attempts at the same level; a break of the middle neckline confirms;
- Triangles: symmetrical (neutral), ascending (bullish), descending (bearish); trade the break of the converging boundary, target ≈ the widest height of the triangle.
Two rules
- Wait for the close + volume: a high-volume break is more credible; low-volume breaks smell fake;
- Put the stop at the invalidation (e.g. the other side of the neckline) — don't go naked.
Tip: patterns are probabilities, not guarantees; "break — fake — re-break" is common in crypto. Treat the target as a zone and scale out. Pair with the fake-out filter.