Here are 7 of the top chart patterns used by technical analysts to buy stocks

• Technical analysts believe that stock prices often trade in patterns, as the motivating driver behind the movement of stocks is humans, and humans exhibit the same emotions when it comes to their money: fear and greed.

• These two predictable emotions help create predictable trading patterns that technical analysts try to capitalize on. 

• Here are seven of the top bullish patterns that technical analysts use to buy stocks.

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One of the biggest drivers of stock prices is human emotions, particularly fear and greed.

Investors typically exhibit predictable emotions when a stock price moves up and down, and these emotions can lead to trading activity that creates predictable charting patterns.

Technical analysts attempt to take the emotion out of investing by solely relying on the patterns found within charts to trade stocks, potentially giving…