# Rising Wedge Pattern: Bearish Exhaustion Reversal

> Trade the rising wedge: narrowing higher highs, bearish exhaustion, and high-probability short setups.

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## Quick Answer

Trade the rising wedge: narrowing higher highs, bearish exhaustion, and high-probability short setups.

## Key Takeaways

- Why rising wedges are bearish: A rising wedge has both trendlines pointing up, but the upper line rises more slowly than the lower — the move is narrowing.
- Execution: Short on the breakdown below the lower wedge trendline, with a stop above the most recent high.
- Failure modes: Wedges that form as continuation (mid-trend) are less reliable than wedges that form at major highs.

## Why rising wedges are bearish

A rising wedge has both trendlines pointing up, but the upper line rises more slowly than the lower — the move is narrowing. Each new high takes more effort. This signals buyer exhaustion: momentum is fading even as price makes new highs. Breaks are to the downside ~70% of the time when the wedge forms at the end of an extended rally.

## Execution

Short on the breakdown below the lower wedge trendline, with a stop above the most recent high. Target: the wedge height (widest point) projected down from the breakdown. The measured move often carries price back to the start of the wedge.

## Failure modes

Wedges that form as continuation (mid-trend) are less reliable than wedges that form at major highs. Also, wedges on noisy instruments (low-volume small caps) fail more often because the trendlines aren't respected cleanly.

## FAQ

### Rising wedge vs ascending triangle — difference?

Ascending triangle has a flat top. Rising wedge has both trendlines rising. Very different directional bias — ascending tends up, rising wedge tends down.

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