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The Brooks Encyclopedia of Chart PatternsVersion: October 1, 2025
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Contents: Parts 1 to 16
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PartSectionAbbreviations in Presentation
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1IntroductionIntroduction
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Always In LongAIL
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Always In Long, 3 Bear Bars Were Bull FlagAIL 3 BRB
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Always In ShortAIS
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Always In Short, 3 Bull Bars Were Bear FlagAIS 3 BRB
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All Time High Buy ClimaxATH BX
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BankruptcyBankruptcy
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Bar CountingBar Counting
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Bar NumbersBar Numbers
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Big Down, Big UpBDBU
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Big Down, Big Up, Big DownBDUD
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Big Round NumberBig Round Number
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Bull Trend Began before Bear Trend EndedBL Began before BR ended
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Bear BO of 18 Bar RangeBO 18 D
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Failed Bear BO of 18 Bar RangeBO 18 D F
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BO below Then above 18 Bar RangeBO 18 D U
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BO of 18 Bar Range, below, above, and Back BelowBO 18 D U D
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Bull BO of 18 Bar RangeBO 18 U
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Failed Bull BO of 18 Bar RangeBO 18 U F
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BO above Then below 18 Bar RangeBO 18 U D
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BO of 18 Bar Range, above, below, and Back AboveBO 18 U D U
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No BO of 18 Bar RangeBO 18 No BO
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Breakout and Channel Bull TrendBO and CH BL
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Breakout and Channel Bear TrendBO and CH BR
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Failed Bull BreakoutBO BL F
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Bull Breakout (Major) -- New and modified sections now include all "Surprise" slidesBO BL Major
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Bull Breakout (Major) FailedBO BL Major F
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Bull Breakout (Minor)BO BL Minor
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Failed Bear BreakoutBO BR F
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Bear Breakout (Major)BO BR Major
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Bear Breakout (Major) FailedBO BR Major F
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Bear Breakout (Minor)BO BR Minor
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Bear BO, Then 2 Legs DownBO D 2LD
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Breakout: Small Bear Breakout below a Small Bear Breakout so Wedge BottomBO SBO2 D
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Breakout: Small Bear Breakout below a Small Bear Breakout, but Wedge Bottom Failed
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Breakout: Small Bull Breakout above a Small Bull Breakout so Wedge TopBO SBO2 U
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Breakout: Small Bull Breakout above a Small Bull Breakout, but Wedge Top FailedBO SBO2 U F
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BO Test in Bull Trend (PB to BO Point)BO Test BL
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BO Test in Bull Trend (PB to BO Point), Failed And Reversed DownBO Test BL F
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BO Test in Bear Trend (Rally to BO Point)BO Test BR
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BO Test in Bear Trend (Rally to BO Point), Failed And Reversed UpBO Test BR F
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BO of TR, but it FailedBO TR F
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Bull BOBO U
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Bull BO, Then 2 Legs UpBO U 2LU
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Breakout ModeBOM
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Bear Trend Began before Bull Trend EndedBR Began before BL ended
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Buy The Close rallyBTC
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Buy The Close, but Disappointed BullsBTC DBL
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Buy The Close, but Disappointed Bulls, then Bull ResumedBTC DBL F
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Buy The Close, but Disappointed Bulls Lost MoneyBTC DBL Lose
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Buy The Close, then Deep PBBTC Deep PB
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Buy The Close Failed and Became Exhaustion GapBTC EG
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Buy The Close at End Of DayBTC EOD
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Buy The Close at End Of Day, but Started Too EarlyBTC EOD Too Early
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Buy The Close in TR so Better to S Close of Bull BarsBTC TR so STC
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Big Up, Big Down so Big Confusion and Likely TRBUDC
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Big Up, Big Down, Big UpBUDU
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Buy ClimaxesBX
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Consecutive Buy ClimaxesBX CC
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Buy Climax, Then Deep PullbackBX Deep PB
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Exhaustive Buy Climax BX E
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Buy Climax but Failed ReversalBX F
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Buy Climax and Measured Move DownBX MMD
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Buy Climax YesterdayBX Y
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2Consecutive Complex BottomsCC Bottoms Complex
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Consecutive Complex Bottoms that FailedCC Bottoms F
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Consecutive Complex TopsCC Tops Complex
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Consecutive Complex Tops that FailedCC Tops F
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Bear Channel: 4 TypesCH D 4 Types
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Bear ChannelCH D
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Bear Channel, Bull BOCH D BL BO
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Broad Bear ChannelCH D Broad
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Bear BO below Bear ChannelCH D BR BO
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Failed BO below Bear ChannelCH D BR BO F
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Bear Micro ChannelCH D MC
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Bear Micro Channel Reversed UpCH D MC F
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Tight Bear ChannelCH D Tight
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Bull Channel: 4 TypesCH U 4 Types
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Bull ChannelCH U
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Bull BO above Bull ChannelCH U BL BO
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Failed BO above Bull ChannelCH U BL BO F
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Bull Channel, Bear BOCH U BR BO
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Broad Bull ChannelCH U Broad
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Bull Micro ChannelCH U MC
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Bull Micro Channel Reversed DownCH U MC F
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Tight Bull ChannelCH U Tight
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Charts: YearlyCharts Yearly
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Crash on 5 min ChartCrash 5 min
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Crash Up on 5 min Chart, Extreme Buy ClimaxCrash Up 5 min
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Crash on Daily, Weekly, and Monthly ChartsCrash D W M
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Cup and Handle TopCupH D
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Cup and Handle Top that FailedCupH D F
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Cup and Handle BottomCupH U
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Cup and Handle Bottom That FailedCupH U F
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