Saucer◐ Heuristic
◆ The PatternA slow, gradual reversal — the U-shaped bottom
The Rounding Bottom (saucer) is a gradual transition from selling to buying pressure, forming a U-shape over weeks or months. Volume mirrors the price pattern — high at the start, low at the bottom, rising on the right side.
Target = Neckline + Depth of saucer
Patience required: this is a long-term pattern. The gradual nature makes it reliable but slow to develop.
// Rounding Bottom — saucer formation
Key insight: The rounding bottom reflects a gradual change in market sentiment — not a panic reversal but a slow shift from distribution to accumulation.
Pattern bridge: The slow U-shaped recovery mirrors the cosine learning rate schedule — gradual cooling, then gradual warm-up. In statistics, it’s the shape of a cumulative distribution function.