Patternson Energy (PTEN) has been lagging the market and the energy sector the last few months, but shows signs of life with a high volume surge and pennant. A pennant breakout would signal a continuation higher and target a move to the next resistance zone. Note that this is an animated gif created using Adobe Elements and five different SharpCharts.
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About the author:
Arthur Hill, CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London.
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