As of 07/11/2025
Indus: 44,372 -279.13 -0.6%
Trans: 16,209 -107.33 -0.7%
Utils: 1,063 -2.69 -0.3%
Nasdaq: 20,586 -45.13 -0.2%
S&P 500: 6,260 -20.71 -0.3%
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YTD
+4.3%
+2.0%
+8.2%
+6.6%
+6.4%
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 45,100 or 43,000 by 07/15/202516,800 or 14,700 by 07/15/20251,090 or 1,025 by 07/15/202521,300 or 19,600 by 07/15/20256,350 or 6,000 by 07/15/2025 |
As of 07/11/2025
Indus: 44,372 -279.13 -0.6%
Trans: 16,209 -107.33 -0.7%
Utils: 1,063 -2.69 -0.3%
Nasdaq: 20,586 -45.13 -0.2%
S&P 500: 6,260 -20.71 -0.3%
|
YTD
+4.3%
+2.0%
+8.2%
+6.6%
+6.4%
| |
|
45,100 or 43,000 by 07/15/202516,800 or 14,700 by 07/15/20251,090 or 1,025 by 07/15/202521,300 or 19,600 by 07/15/20256,350 or 6,000 by 07/15/2025 | ||
Released 12/21/2020.
The inverted V pivot is a 3-bar pattern based on Vicky Wong's V pivot except that it's flipped upside down. I tested the performance of the pattern and present the results below.
Inverted V Pivot
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The above numbers are based on almost 1,400 perfect trades on the weekly scale. See the glossary for definitions.
Refer to the image to the right of the table.
| Characteristic | Discussion |  |
| Weekly chart | Use the weekly chart to locate V pivots. | |
| Price trend | Usually (63% of the time) upward leading to the pattern. | |
| Shape | Looks like an inverted V, a 3-bar pattern with the middle bar (2) above the adjacent ones (1, 3), as shown in the picture to the right. | |
| Percentages | For identification, I put a 2% minimum on each price bar. By that, I mean the high price of bar 2 is at least 2% above the high prices of bars 1 and 3. | |
| Confirmation | The pattern confirms as valid when price closes below the lowest price of the three bars. In this example, that means a close below bar 3. |
| Trading Tactic | Explanation | 
The Measure Rule
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| Measure rule | See the Measure Rule figure to the right. Compute the height from the lowest price (point B) to the highest price (A) in the 3-week pattern. Subtract the height from the bottom of the pattern (B) to get the price target (C). Price reaches the target 41% of the time on average, so be conservative in your projections. | |
| Uptrends | Inverted V pivots will usually (63% act as reversals of the uptrend) mark the end of a short-term uptrend. The images in this article provide examples. | |
| Breakout | A breakout occurs when price closes below the lowest price bar in the 3-bar pattern. In the figure, that means a close below B. | |
| Confirmation | The pattern confirms as valid when price breaks out downward. Because the pattern is short, place an order to short the stock a penny below the lowest bar in the 3-bar pattern. That way, you'll enter a trade with less slippage. |
Here is a slider show of three examples.
On this chart, I highlight the inverted V pivot (A) in the inset. In this example, price constructs a skyscraper which towers over the landscape. The 3-bar pattern (weekly chart, by the way) obeys the identification guidelines. The center peak is more than 2% above the surrounding ones. It may not look as if price drops much, but minor price changes can be huge on this price scale.
Patterns B and C signal more of a downtrend to happen. There are other inverted V pivots not shown on this chart. In fact, the pattern is prolific. I only catalogued one of every 5 patterns.
This chart shows all of the valid inverted V pivots I found. Pivot B calls the downward reversal exactly. The others act as continuation or reversal patterns.
The inverted V pivot at A looks like it doesn't confirm, but it does. Price closes a penny below the last bar in the 3-bar pattern the week after the pattern ends but that's as far as price drops. Price resumes the upward trend thereafter.
-- Thomas Bulkowski
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