The biggest challenge for most traders when using chart patterns is deciding when to exit an existing position.

Gold prices are trading near major levels of support, which could be used by traders when determining the placement of buy and stop orders.

Chart expert Gianni Di Poce wants traders to be able to identify and understand chart patterns for many reasons. One that he highlighted during Benzinga's recent Stocks & Options 101 Boot Camp ...

They show how smart money trades, how emotion plays into price movement, and how continuation patterns can offer low-risk entries into powerful trends.

Goverdhan Gajjala won the 2023 US Investing Championship with an 805% gain. He watches for five patterns that he likes to trade. The intraday VCP pattern involves price contractions and volume ...