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# Bull and bear flags
- URL: https://www.propfirmduel.com/strategies/bull-bear-flag/
- Published: 2026-10-07T22:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T02:59:49.000Z
- Description: A sharp move (the pole) is followed by a small, orderly drift against it (the flag). When price breaks out of the flag in the pole's direction, the trend usually continues.
- Author: Prop Firm Duel
- Tags: Trend strategies, #strategy, #school-trend, #level-beginner, #Import 2026-10-07 22:49

TargetStopPole, then a tidy flagClose out of the flag

Example drawing, not live market data.

1Where's the level?

The top of the flag: its highest high (the lowest low for bear flags), after a pole of at least 3 ATRs.

2What's the trigger?

A candle closes outside the flag in the direction of the pole.

3Where is it wrong?

Just beyond the opposite side of the flag.

4Where does it end?

The height of the pole, projected from the breakout close.

Markets

Futures, Stocks, Crypto

Timeframes

1m to 1h

Sessions

Opening hours

Also called

flag pattern, pennant

## What it means

A sharp move (the pole) is followed by a small, orderly drift against it (the flag). When price breaks out of the flag in the pole's direction, the trend usually continues.

## How it is confirmed without repainting

The flag lines are fixed from closed candles before the breakout. The breakout counts only on a candle close.

## When it fails

The flag retraces more than half of the pole, or the breakout candle closes back inside the flag.