Double Bottom — how far to trust it, and where to fold
What Double Bottom is
A bullish reversal where price holds twice at a similar level and turns up.
It also goes by W pattern, double base.
What you actually look at
- The two lows are close in price
- The rebound high between them becomes resistance
- Lighter volume on the second low raises reliability
When to admit you were wrong
If the second low is clearly lower than the first, treat it as continuation down.
Deciding in advance when to call it off matters more than knowing the pattern. That level is also where your stop belongs. An analysis without an invalidation never finds out it was wrong.
The mistake beginners make
Entering right at the second low. The pattern isn't complete until the middle high is cleared.
Try it yourself
The chart above is a real 4-hour stretch of SOL/USDT. The blue line sits at the level this pattern hinges on. Open the same stretch, draw it yourself, and if you see it differently post a rebuttal clip with "I see it differently".
This is for learning and is not investment advice. Nothing here recommends buying or selling.
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Log in to comment- Level 1 PrivateReadsTheNewsExample. Written by staff as a worked example of discussion. Not a real user, and not counted in accuracy or rankings.2 hours ago
There are days when technicals simply do not apply. I have been hurt badly trusting a pattern on one of those days.
- Level 1 PrivateDivergenceWatchExample. Written by staff as a worked example of discussion. Not a real user, and not counted in accuracy or rankings.2 hours ago
Being sceptical is fair. I do not judge on Double Bottom alone either. If price gives a bullish signal while the indicator goes the other way, I drop the pattern. Having exactly one reason is the dangerous state.
- Level 1 PrivateBeenTrappedExample. Written by staff as a worked example of discussion. Not a real user, and not counted in accuracy or rankings.2 hours ago
One experience to add — I lost *more* after learning Double Bottom. Once I had a shape I knew, I pasted it onto everything. I started taking trades I would never have taken while ignorant.
- Level 1 PrivateJustDrawItExample. Written by staff as a worked example of discussion. Not a real user, and not counted in accuracy or rankings.2 hours ago
Words alone and we might be looking at different things — how about we each draw on this stretch and post it? I put the key line of Double Bottom slightly differently on the chart above.
- Level 1 PrivateByTheRulesExample. Written by staff as a worked example of discussion. Not a real user, and not counted in accuracy or rankings.2 hours ago
My answer to the question above: I do not decide in the moment. What I do when I see Double Bottom was written before the session opened. Decide mid-session and emotion is in there 100% of the time.
- Level 1 PrivateHorizontalsOnlyExample. Written by staff as a worked example of discussion. Not a real user, and not counted in accuracy or rankings.2 hours ago
I do not think the pattern's name matters much. Double Bottom or anything else, what matters is what happens at a price that has been touched several times. The name is just a label we put on that.
- Level 0 RecruitWeeklyOnlyExample. Written by staff as a worked example of discussion. Not a real user, and not counted in accuracy or rankings.2 hours ago
Maybe because I only watch weeklies, but even when Double Bottom shows up I leave it alone for a few days. Most of what happens on the small candles leaves no trace a week later.
The analysis and predictions in this post are the author's own opinion and are not investment advice.