FTB-C000666 / Formula component

Triple Top Confirmation Break

Triple Top Confirmation Break is the first finalized close strictly below a projected triple-top neckline.

Advanced Formula defined 1 linked topicEvidence-reviewed

Definitions

In plain terms

The shape becomes confirmed only after a causal downside close across the line.

Technical

Confirm when close_t < N_t after candidate availability and no later than the expiry deadline.

Scope

A line touch or intrabar wick alone remains unconfirmed.

Formula

confirm when close_t < N_t
LaTeX: C_t<N_t
SymbolMeaningUnit
C_tfinalized closeprice
N_tprojected necklineprice

Output unit: boolean event

Examples

  • A reviewer computes Triple Top Confirmation Break on a deterministic close fixture and checks pivot timing, threshold equality, neckline behavior, and rejection diagnostics before publication.

Common misconceptions

  • A line touch or intrabar wick alone remains unconfirmed.

Concept relationships

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Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Pine Script repainting concepts TradingView · official platform documentation

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula

    Limits: Platform display behavior does not establish financial usefulness or predictive value.

  2. Foundations of Technical Analysis: Computational Algorithms, Statistical Inference, and Empirical Implementation Lo, Mamaysky, and Wang · first party technical publication

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula

    Limits: The paper's smoothing, sample, and empirical design are not copied into this package and do not validate its thresholds.

  3. scipy.signal.find_peaks SciPy · first party technical publication

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula

    Limits: This retrospective signal function is not itself a causal OHLC pivot detector.

  4. Pine Script pivot techniques TradingView · official platform documentation

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula

    Limits: The package freezes its own equality, separation, and OHLC policies rather than claiming one universal pivot definition.

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Last reviewed
2026-08-10
Next review
2027-08-10
Record status
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