Some traders mistakenly think that technical analysis and penny stocks are an ill-fated combination…but that’s not always true. Using technical analysis is not a foolproof method because of the low liquidity often associated with penny stocks, so here are a few bullish ideas from the Trending123 Pattern Scan powered by Recognia to get your research started. All have volume over 200,000. These patterns are expected to play out in the intermediate term (six weeks to nine months).

Head and Shoulders Bottom

International Tower Hill Mines (THM)

The price seems to have reached the end of a period of “accumulation” at the bottom of a major downtrend; the break up through resistance signals a reversal to a new uptrend. The head and shoulders bottom is created by three successive declines in the price following a significant downtrend. The lowest low (head) is in the middle, flanked by two higher lows (shoulders) at roughly the same level. Volume is highest as the price makes the first two declines, then diminishes through the right shoulder. Finally volume surges as the price closes above the neckline (drawn between the two highs) to confirm the reversal.

Volume: 250,862

Price Target: $0.86 – $0.92
Stop: $0.49

Bottom Triangle

Click to EnlargeSenesco Technologies (SNTI)

The price seems to have reached a bottom, showing signs of reversal as it has broken upward after a period of uncertainty or consolidation. A Bottom Triangle shows two converging trendlines as prices reach lower highs and higher lows. Volume diminishes as the price swings back and forth between an increasingly narrow range reflecting uncertainty in the market direction. Then well before the triangle reaches its apex, the price breaks above the upper trendline with a noticeable increase in volume, confirming this bullish pattern as a reversal of the prior downtrend.

Volume: 776,833

Price Target: $0.04 – $0.04

Stop: $0.01

Double Bottom

ERF Wireless (ERFB)

The price seems to have reached a bottom after failing to break through a support level and ultimately rising higher in a sign of reversal to a new uptrend. The Double Bottom pattern forms during a downtrend as the price reaches two distinct lows at roughly the same price level. Volume reflects a weakening of the downward pressure, tending to diminish as the pattern forms, with some pickup at each low, less on the second low. Finally the price breaks upward above the highest high to confirm the bullish signal.

Volume: 280,217

Price Target: $0.68 – $0.70

Stop: $0.36

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