Market Radar Pattern Variant
Bull Flag Continuation
A bull flag candidate forms after a strong upward impulse when price pulls back or drifts sideways in a compact channel without damaging trend context.
Product methodology page for bullish flag continuation candidates.
Bull flag context
A bull flag candidate follows a strong upward impulse. The pullback should look like digestion, not distribution. Market Radar checks whether price remains above important support while the flag resistance can become a breakout reference.
Relative strength and volume contraction are important because strong continuation candidates often hold up better than the broader market during their pause.
- Strong upward impulse
- Shallow pullback channel
- Support remains intact
- Breakout trigger above flag resistance
Invalidation behavior
A close below the flag low, a deep retracement of the impulse, or heavy selling during the pullback weakens the bullish continuation read.
The scanner should classify the detected condition and leave final review to the user.
Detection Focus
- Strong upward impulse
- Controlled pullback channel
- Price holds above important support
- Potential breakout trigger above flag resistance
Quality Signals
- Tight pullback
- Volume contraction
- Short-term moving averages start to reclaim
- Relative strength does not break down
Invalidation
- Break below flag low
- Pullback retraces too much of the impulse
- Heavy distribution during the flag
Market Radar treats pattern names as context-dependent watchlist candidates. Direction, trend context, compression quality, trigger clarity, and invalidation are evaluated together.
