This screen finds bull flag patterns. A bull flag is a technical continuation pattern which can be observed in stocks with strong uptrends. The pattern takes shape when the stock retraces by going sideways (or by slowly declining) after an initial big rise in price. When you see the graphical representation of this pattern, you’ll notice that it somehow looks like a flag on a pole.
This Bull Flag Trading guide explains how to take advantage of the pattern, both as a swing and day trader.
A bull flag pattern is a continuation pattern and they frequently occur in stocks that are in a strong uptrend. Because the strong uptrend is almost vertical, it resembles a pole. The sideways price movement that follows has similarities to a flag, hence the name bullish flag formation.
In this video I discuss a number of potentially interesting shares that were spotted with the predefined screens in our stock screening tool Chartmill. At the same time I show you how to manage your risk properly using the position sizing tool.
In depth explanation of the bullish flag pattern
In this video, I show you how to use the ChartMill stock screener to find these types of setups.
This filters for the bull flag pattern.
This filters for a minimum average daily volume of 500K to ensure liquidity.
The Flag pattern is shown on the charts.
Run this screen in your favorite region. You can always further fine tune the screen by changing the general settings after it opened in the screener.