manusapon kasosod / Getty Images Stock chart patterns often signal transitions ... These patterns can be as simple as trendlines and as complex as double head-and-shoulders formations.

Stock charts are key for technical trading. The use of a simple picture can tell you the story of a complex topic — and ...

You might say that reading a stock chart is a bit like learning how ... much information you can gather from just a very, very simple chart. There'll be some times where it's a great setup.