Worries are now growing that the pattern of previous oil price shocks may be repeated: inflation, interest rate hikes and, finally, years of painful recession.

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It pulled back slightly after the breakout, but rallied back and is now trading less than 1% above its cup buy point of 63.58, ten cents above the July 9 high price on the left side of the pattern.

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Last week, Newmont cleared a cup-without-handle base, a pattern of strength that often precedes a new price run-up.

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But as the price of debt fell, that pattern became increasingly common.

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An increase in short interest in line with climbing prices (when other factors are not an influence) is a pattern we see when short sellers are sceptical of the price move, and believe the securities to be overbought.

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The on-balance volume (OBV) shows a pattern of higher highs, line c, which confirms the price action.

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The weekly relative performance shows a pattern of higher highs (line g), as it has confirmed the price action.

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Even larger leaps in sizing technology are being made by companies like Acustom Apparel, which uses 3D body scanners along with pattern-making software to scale the creation of custom-fitted clothing at a digestible price point.

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To convince customers they were getting a better rock at a higher price, he developed a handheld, cylindrically shaped magnifying glass that clarifies the pattern of hearts and arrows.

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One would expect that the voting pattern could be influenced by large factors: the Iraq War, the state the economy, the price of gasoline.

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