Are high tight flags rare?

LearnApr 30, 2026
Timothy Cahill
Are high tight flags rare?

High tight flags are extremely rare; William O'Neil called it the strongest of all chart patterns, and only a handful of stocks form one during any bull market.

It forms when a stock gains 100% or more in only 4 to 8 weeks and consolidates with a pullback of less than 25% over 3 to 5 weeks, then completes when the stock breaks out to new highs on above-average volume.

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