Market Radar Pattern Variant
Bear Flag Continuation
A bear flag candidate forms after a strong downward impulse when price rebounds in a controlled channel below important resistance.
Product methodology page for bearish flag continuation candidates.
Bear flag context
A bear flag candidate follows a strong downward impulse. The rebound should stay controlled and remain below relevant resistance, suggesting the move may be a pause rather than a trend reversal.
The scanner evaluates whether the flag support can act as a breakdown reference and whether the flag high gives a practical invalidation area.
- Strong downward impulse
- Controlled rebound channel
- Resistance remains above price
- Breakdown trigger below flag support
Invalidation behavior
A break above the flag high, a reclaim of the prior breakdown area, or strong upside participation reduces the bearish continuation quality.
Bearish pattern pages remain methodology pages; they are not short-sale recommendations.
Detection Focus
- Strong downward impulse
- Controlled rebound channel
- Price remains below supply
- Potential breakdown trigger below flag support
Quality Signals
- Weak rebound
- Volume does not confirm upside
- Lower high context
- Clear flag-high invalidation
Invalidation
- Break above flag high
- Reclaim of prior breakdown area
- Downtrend context fails
Market Radar treats pattern names as context-dependent watchlist candidates. Direction, trend context, compression quality, trigger clarity, and invalidation are evaluated together.
