Measured Move Up (ABC) Chart Pattern — How to Spot and Trade It

Advance, orderly correction, then a second advance of similar length.

In plain words

Two flights of stairs with a landing in the middle.

What the classic books say

The Measured Move Up (ABC) is a continuation pattern with reference reliability Medium and illustrative behaviour of Leg 2 ≈ leg 1 in ~60% of cases (the kind of statistics catalogued in Bulkowski's encyclopedic pattern studies and Murphy's technical-analysis classic). A workhorse structure inside trends.

Level by level

Beginner

Up, small rest, up again — the second climb often matches the first.

Intermediate

The corrective leg typically retraces 40-60% before the mirror leg begins.

Advanced

Project leg 1's length from the correction low for the target zone.

Trade plan (educational template)

• Entry: On the break above the correction's upper boundary.
• Stop-loss: Below the correction low.
• Target: Leg-1 length projected from the correction low.
• Check the numbers with the Risk-Reward calculator before any entry.

Common beginner mistakes

• Expecting leg 2 to exceed leg 1

Practise it now

• ▶ Draw the Measured Move Up (ABC) with live trendlines and a ghost forecast
• 📖 Full lesson in the Learning Hub

_Educational content only — not financial advice. Historical behaviour never guarantees future results._