A Bear Flag is a bearish continuation pattern: a sharp decline (the flagpole) followed by a small, upward-sloping consolidation (the flag). It reflects a brief pause before the downtrend resumes.
Follow-through rate — how often price moved in the predicted direction within each window — across 655 historical occurrences on 20+ exchanges. Computed June 2026.
| Horizon | Historical win-rate |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 36% |
| 4 hours | 38% |
| 24 hours | 42% |
| 7 days | 54% |
| Sample size | 655 occurrences |
This is a historical follow-through rate, not a trade simulation, and does not guarantee future results. See methodology →
After a strong down-move, price drifts higher or sideways in a tight channel on declining volume, then breaks down below the flag to continue lower.
Traders short the breakdown below the flag, stop above the flag’s high, and often project the flagpole height down from the breakdown for a target.
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Yes — it is a continuation pattern that usually resolves downward, in the direction of the prior decline. It is confirmed on a breakdown below the flag.
A bull flag follows a rally and breaks up; a bear flag follows a decline and breaks down. Both are brief consolidations against the prevailing trend.
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