Reversal pattern · bearish

Head and Shoulders pattern: stocks showing it today

Three peaks with the middle one highest — the best known topping pattern there is.

Bearish58 stocks today

Example: NSSC weekly

▼ Broken down
NSSC Head and Shoulders pattern chart

Stocks with a head and shoulders

StockTFStateLastTriggerAwayTargetScore
NSSCNapco Security Technologies Weekly ▼ Broken down $30.24 $35.13 Nov 06 $17.27 (-43%) 105
GTYGetty Realty Weekly ▼ Broken down $28.56 $29.61 Sep 25 $22.39 (-22%) 104
NEUNewMarket Weekly ▼ Broken down $694.31 $769.42 Nov 06 $557.18 (-20%) 100
IDAIdacorp Daily Forming $146.55 $126.06 -14.0% — 93
REGRegency Centers Weekly Forming $74.84 $70.72 -5.5% — 91
PFSProvident Financial Services Daily Forming $22.96 $21.14 -7.9% — 90
PPLPPL Weekly Forming $35.80 $31.32 -12.5% — 90
IVTInvenTrust Properties Weekly Forming $31.51 $29.14 -7.5% — 90
BRXBrixmor Property Weekly Forming $30.02 $24.66 -17.9% — 90
NINiSource Weekly Forming $44.15 $38.13 -13.6% — 90
PAGPenske Automotive Daily Forming $212.36 $191.96 -9.6% — 90
INVHInvitation Homes Weekly Forming $27.10 $24.25 -10.5% — 89
ABCBAmeris Bancorp Weekly Forming $81.79 $77.57 -5.2% — 88
CPTCamden Property Trust Weekly Forming $99.44 $95.12 -4.3% — 88
PFSProvident Financial Services Weekly Forming $22.96 $19.89 -13.4% — 88
UDRUDR Weekly Forming $36.58 $33.04 -9.7% — 88
BANCBanc Of California Weekly Forming $17.98 $16.78 -6.7% — 88
FHBFirst Hawaiian Weekly Forming $24.98 $24.18 -3.2% — 88
PECOPhillips Edison & Weekly Forming $40.56 $36.62 -9.7% — 88
CURBCurbline Properties Weekly Forming $29.38 $25.75 -12.4% — 88
HRHealthcare Realty Trust Weekly Forming $19.20 $16.84 -12.3% — 88
KRGKite Realty Group Trust Weekly Forming $25.45 $23.67 -7.0% — 88
OPLNOPENLANE Daily Forming $34.35 $34.04 -0.9% — 87
MTBM&T Bank Weekly Forming $217.75 $213.93 -1.8% — 87
AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares Weekly Forming $39.34 $36.94 -6.1% — 87
BACBank of America Weekly Forming $49.42 $49.25 -0.3% — 87
FFINFirst Financial Bankshares Weekly Forming $30.41 $29.47 -3.1% — 87
CFGCitizens Financial Weekly Forming $63.24 $62.29 -1.5% — 87
KEYKeyCorp Weekly Forming $20.85 $19.27 -7.6% — 87
PNCPNC Financial Services Weekly Forming $225.38 $208.33 -7.6% — 87
SNASnap-on Weekly Forming $367.22 $328.86 -10.4% — 87
LLoews Weekly Forming $109.71 $104.40 -4.8% — 87
RFRegions Financial Weekly Forming $28.31 $26.13 -7.7% — 87
GBCIGlacier Bancorp Weekly Forming $48.16 $42.19 -12.4% — 87
PRIPrimerica Weekly Forming $290.58 $252.63 -13.1% — 87
AATAmerican Assets Trust Weekly Forming $21.53 $20.35 -5.5% — 87
OHIOmega Healthcare Investors Weekly Forming $48.19 $43.52 -9.7% — 87
CVXChevron Daily Forming $212.61 $212.98 +0.2% — 87
EOGEOG Resources Daily Forming $147.13 $137.35 -6.6% — 87
RMDResMed Daily Forming $235.30 $222.08 -5.6% — 87
XOMExxonMobil Daily Forming $165.87 $165.43 -0.3% — 87
CBUCommunity Bank System Weekly Forming $64.74 $56.34 -13.0% — 86
HIWHighwoods Properties Weekly Forming $31.47 $28.39 -9.8% — 86
PFGCPerformance Food Weekly Forming $107.50 $88.95 -17.3% — 86
SKTTanger Factory Outlet Centers Weekly Forming $38.70 $34.01 -12.1% — 86
UMBFUMB Financial Weekly Forming $133.77 $125.71 -6.0% — 86
OXYOccidental Petroleum Daily Forming $56.38 $56.61 +0.4% — 86
CDPCOPT Defense Properties Weekly Forming $32.87 $32.64 -0.7% — 86
COFCapital One Weekly Forming $201.87 $189.11 -6.3% — 86
DOCHealthpeak Properties Weekly Forming $20.26 $18.27 -9.8% — 86
FERGFerguson Enterprises Weekly Forming $233.70 $208.63 -10.7% — 86
ZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Weekly Forming $43.47 $42.89 -1.3% — 86
GPORGulfport Energy Weekly Forming $150.00 $149.79 -0.1% — 86
BMYBristol Myers Squibb Weekly Forming $62.14 $56.00 -9.9% — 86
CNRCore Natural Resources Weekly Forming $79.31 $77.50 -2.3% — 86
IVZInvesco Weekly Forming $27.08 $26.99 -0.3% — 86
RTXRTX Weekly Forming $189.53 $175.02 -7.7% — 86
FTITechnipFMC Weekly Forming $63.52 $63.26 -0.4% — 86

Frequently asked questions

What does a head and shoulders pattern indicate?

A likely end to an uptrend. It is a reversal pattern, and it is confirmed only when price closes below the neckline — an unconfirmed head and shoulders fails often enough that trading it early is a losing habit.

Does the neckline have to be horizontal?

No. The two troughs are rarely at the same price, so the neckline usually slopes. A down-sloping neckline is generally read as more bearish. Flash Finance draws the neckline through both troughs rather than flattening it to an average.

What is an inverse head and shoulders?

The same shape upside down — a low, a lower low, then a higher low — and it is a bullish bottoming pattern instead of a bearish topping one.

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