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Investor Stock Glossary:
Head & shoulders
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In technical analysis, a Pattern that results where a Stock price reaches a Peak and declines; rises above its former peak and again declines; and rises a third time but not to the second peak, and then again declines. The first and third peaks are shoulders, while the second peak is the formation`s head. Technical analysts generally consider a head and shoulders formation to be a very Bearish indication. |
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