
A price channel is a pair of parallel
trend lines that form a
chart pattern for a stock or commodity. Channels may be horizontal, ascending or descending. When prices pass through and stay through a trendline representing
support or
resistance, the trend is said to be broken and there is a "breakout".
[Murphy, pages 400-401]
References
Further reading
* John J. Murphy, ''Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets'', New York Institute of Finance, 1999,
See also
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Bollinger bands
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Donchian channel
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