Ascending Triangle pattern for the U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note

Always trade in the direction of the prevailing trend: the major trend is down, the intermediate trend is sideways and the near-term trend is up. The ascending triangle pattern identified in the above chart of the U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note is usually bullish. A breakout above the upper line around 1.900% completes the pattern. A break below the upward sloping lower line would indicate the pattern has failed.Then there would be a test of near-term support at 1.600% and a possible test of major support at 1.400%.

Reference the last chart analysis for this U.S. Treasury.

Reference the last chart analysis for the S&P 500 Index.

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