Thomas Bulkowski’s successful investment activities allowed him to retire at age 36. He is an internationally known author and trader with 30+ years of stock market experience and widely regarded as a leading expert on chart patterns. He may be reached at

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Bulkowski's Scoring for Head-and-Shoulders Tops

Market

Industrials (^DJI):

Transports (^DJT):

Utilities (^DJU):

Nasdaq (^IXIC):

S&P500 (^GSPC):

As of 08/17/2017

21,751 -274.14 -1.2%

9,152 -224.77 -2.4%

734 -5.20 -0.7%

6,222 -123.20 -1.9%

2,430 -38.10 -1.5%

YTD

10.1%

1.2%

11.3%

15.6%

8.5%

Tom's Targets Overview: 08/14/2017

22,250 or 21,500 by 09/01/2017

9,700 or 8,900 by 09/01/2017

750 or 710 by 09/01/2017

6,500 or 6,150 by 09/01/2017

2,525 or 2,425 by 09/01/2017

CPI

CPI:

on 8/7/17

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This page scores head-and-shoulders tops chart patterns. Patterns with scores above 0 show declines averaging 25%. Scores below 0 show declines of 16%. High scores do not guarantee good performance, nor does a low score mean you found a stinker.

Scoring for Head-and-Shoulders Tops

Please provide the following information:

What is the highest price in the chart pattern?

What is the lowest price in the chart pattern?

What is the highest price for the stock over the last 52 weeks?

What is the lowest price for the stock over the last 52 weeks?

How many shares of stock are outstanding?

What is the (anticipated) breakout price (use neckline pierce price or right armpit low)?

Trend start: How long is the price trend leading to the start of the chart pattern?
0-3 months 3-6 months Over 6 months

Horizontal consolidation region: Is underlying support in the way of price movement?
Yes No

Neckline slope: In what direction does the neckline slope?
Up Horizontal Down

Shoulders: Which shoulder peak is higher?
Left Right The shoulder lows are even

Volume trend: Is volume trending up or down in the chart pattern?
Up Down

Pullbacks: Do you think a pullback will occur (usually answer Yes)?
Yes No

-- Thomas Bulkowski

Enter Symbol

This loads yahoo!finance then use the Key Statistics link to find the 52-week high, low, and shares outstanding.

Bulkowski's Scoring for Head-and-Shoulders Tops

Scoring for Head-and-Shoulders Tops

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