VMC Vulcan Materials Company
Every five minutes, MKTDATA normalises VMC's recent 5-minute price action and measures it against a library of ten textbook chart patterns — flags, triangles, cups, wedges and breakouts — scoring shape, trendline fit, volume and momentum.
Current pattern matches
Pattern history — last 30 days
| Pattern | Scan appearances | Best match | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup and handle | 25 | 77% | 2 Oct |
| Bear flag | 25 | 79% | 2 Oct |
| Bull flag | 11 | 69% | 1 Oct |
| Falling wedge | 10 | 64% | 1 Oct |
| Double top | 9 | 72% | 30 Sep |
| Breakout retest | 6 | 62% | 30 Sep |
| Ascending triangle | 6 | 63% | 21 Sep |
| Descending triangle | 5 | 72% | 1 Oct |
| Breakout | 3 | 59% | 21 Sep |
| Double bottom | 2 | 63% | 28 Sep |
Appearances count 5-minute scans in which VMC matched each pattern above the 55-score floor, live sessions only.
Breakout signal record
| Signal | When | Outcome | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup and handleBULL | 18 Sep 19:25 | loss | -0.63% |
| Cup and handleBULL | 21 Aug 17:55 | expired | -0.19% |
| Breakout retestBULL | 9 Jul 18:25 | expired | -0.04% |
Every time one of VMC's patterns first closes through its trigger, the entry price is recorded and the outcome measured automatically: win at +0.75% in the pattern's direction, loss at −0.75% against, expired after 3 hours. Full methodology and site-wide record →
Signal movement — entry to exit
Real 5-minute closes around each signal: the amber dot marks the entry close, dashed lines mark the ±0.40% target and stop from entry, and the end dot shows where the signal resolved. Lead-in before entry is dimmed.