Bull Flag Setup
A tight, orderly pullback after a sharp vertical advance. The flag trades sideways or slightly downward on declining volume, then resolves with a breakout that continues the prior uptrend.
Sample still building: 8 eligible setups in the 2025-03-17–2026-09-04 source-bar window. Rates stay hidden until n=30. Historical and illustrative, not predictive.
How this is measured →Setup Criteria
- › Sharp 'flagpole' advance of 20%+ in 1–4 weeks
- › Flag retraces no more than 50% of the pole
- › Volume contracts significantly during flag
- › Pattern duration typically 1–4 weeks
- › Parallel upper and lower trendlines on the flag
Breakout above the upper trendline of the flag on heavy volume.
Below the lowest bar of the flag.
Worked Example
No stored Bull Flag detection to chart yet — a worked example appears here automatically the next time the scanner flags one with price history on file.
No Bull Flag setups in the latest scan
Market conditions may not be producing this pattern right now — the scanner re-checks every trading day.
