# Bitcoin is in a Descending Triangle, but that is actually a bullish pattern

Bitcoin has been flagging for some time now, about 3 months to be precise.

During that process it has been seeing lower highs and lows that have pretty much stayed the same.

The price action resulting in something that looks a lot like a descending triangle:

https://i.postimg.cc/nhnv7TK9/038466a651aee930b1f72087f805dcbb.png

(Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-will-another-drop-below-10k-open-the-door-to-85k)

A lot of chartists would say that is a bearish pattern, evidenced by the lower highs.

To further back their beliefs, they will point to what happened in late 2018, where bitcoin created a descending triangle for much of the second half of the year, only to see it break to the downside with a massive washout.

That plunge ended up putting in the lows (around $3k) before bitcoin eventually rounded out a bottom and worked its way back up.

# Why do I say this is a bullish pattern then?

Well, it's pretty simple actually, that's what the facts support.

According to Bulkowski (the undisputed authority on chart patterns), **descending triangles break up 53% of the time.**

If this descending triangle pattern forms during an overall uptrend (like we have now) the **odds of breaking out to the upside go to 63%!**

(Source: http://thepatternsite.com/)

That means there is only a 37% chance that prices break down from here.

Not sure about you, but that sounds like the odds are on our side for a continued move higher!

Stay informed my friends.

-Doc