A Rising Wedge is a typically bearish pattern formed by two upward-sloping, converging trendlines. The narrowing advance shows buying losing momentum, and price often breaks down to the downside.
Follow-through rate — how often price moved in the predicted direction within each window — across 1,103 historical occurrences on 20+ exchanges. Computed June 2026.
| Horizon | Historical win-rate |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 37% |
| 4 hours | 36% |
| 24 hours | 43% |
| 7 days | 54% |
| Sample size | 1,103 occurrences |
This is a historical follow-through rate, not a trade simulation, and does not guarantee future results. See methodology →
Both support and resistance slope up, but resistance flattens faster, so the lines converge. A close below the lower trendline completes the pattern — as a reversal after an uptrend or a continuation within a downtrend.
Traders short the breakdown below the lower line, stop above the recent high, and target the wedge’s widest height projected down from the break.
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Usually, yes — despite rising prices, the narrowing momentum tends to resolve downward. It is confirmed on a breakdown below the lower trendline.
A rising wedge has two up-sloping converging lines and leans bearish; an ascending triangle has a flat top with a rising bottom and leans bullish.
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