What's a Stock Trading Pullback?

The stocks price does not move up or down in a straight line. Instead the stocks price moves up or down in a zigzag pattern called a stock trend - in this pullback pattern the stocks price moves upward in a stock trend then it retraces before resuming the stock trend direction - in a downward stock trend the stocks price moves downward in stock trend direction and then retraces before resuming the stock trend direction.

What is a pullback? A stocks price pullback is a pullback of the stocks price before the stocks market resumes the original stock trend movement.

Example of Zigzag Stocks Price Movement: The example illustrated and explained below shows stocks price moving up in a zigzag pattern showing stocks price stocks trend and stocks price pullback.

The example illustrated and explained below shows movement in an upward market and stocks price pullback.

What is a Pullback? - What is a Stocks Trading Pullback? - Stock Price Pullback Described With Examples

1-2: Stock Price Moves Up - Stock Trading Trend Direction

2-3: Stock Price Pullback

3-4: Stock Price Moves Up - Stock Trading Trend Direction

4-5: Stock Price Pullback

5-6: Stock Price Moves Up - Stock Trading Trend Direction

The pullback of stocks price is explained on the above example - this represents a stock trading pull-back in an upwards stocks trend.