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# Trend Reversal

​"Trend Reversal" refers to trend reversals. It can be explained as the price movement in an uptrend returning to a downtrend by changing direction, 

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or the price action in a downtrend returning to an uptrend by changing direction.&#x20;

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These trend reversals can be reached with many technical analysis methods. You can observe these trend reversals by using technical analysis algorithms such as Double Bottom/Top, Wedge, Triangle, EMA, Super Trend etc. Coinlegs software detects the "Trend Reversal" by using the MACD indicator.

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