The descending broadening wedge is easily spotted on a chart. It looks like a megaphone with a downwards tilt. It’s equally likely to appear in downtrends as well as uptrends.
The ascending broadening wedge is a chart pattern that can be traded in several ways; either as a bullish/bearish breakout or with a swing trading strategy.
A broadening wedge is a range where the price is holding between two trend lines that are moving apart. The pattern is also named a "megaphone" because of its shape.