An Ascending Triangle is a typically bullish continuation pattern formed by a flat horizontal resistance line and a rising support line. The higher lows show buyers getting more aggressive into a fixed ceiling, often resolving upward.
Follow-through rate — how often price moved in the predicted direction within each window — across 2,110 historical occurrences on 20+ exchanges. Computed June 2026.
| Horizon | Historical win-rate |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 35% |
| 4 hours | 36% |
| 24 hours | 33% |
| 7 days | 28% |
| Sample size | 2,110 occurrences |
This is a historical follow-through rate, not a trade simulation, and does not guarantee future results. See methodology →
Price makes higher lows while repeatedly testing the same resistance, compressing into the apex. A close above resistance, ideally on a volume surge, completes the pattern.
Traders buy the resistance breakout, stop below the last higher low, and project the triangle’s height up from the breakout for a target.
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Usually yes — it most often resolves upward because buyers are stepping in at higher lows against flat resistance. It should be traded on the confirmed breakout, not assumed in advance.
A common target is the height of the triangle (resistance minus the first higher low) added to the breakout level.
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