What is handle in trading?

A handle is the whole number part of a price quote, that is, the portion of the quote to the left of the decimal point. In foreign exchange markets, the handle refers to the part of the price quote that appears in both the bid and the offer for the currency.

A handle refers to the integer or whole part of a quoted price and ignores the decimal or fractional part of a price. This is sometimes also referred to as the dollar

The whole-dollar price of a bid or offer is referred to as the handle (e.g., if a security is quoted at 101.10 bid and 101.11 offered, 101 is the handle. In this example,

It occurs when there is a price wave down, followed by a stabilizing period, followed by a rally of approximately equal size to the prior decline. It creates a U-shape,

The cup and handle is considered a bullish signal, with the right-hand side of the pattern typically experiencing lower trading volume.

In forex trading, 'handle' refers to the part of the quote that appears in both the bid price and ask price. For example, if a currency pair can be bought for and

The cup forms after an advance and looks like a bowl or rounding bottom. As the cup is completed, a trading range develops on the right-hand side and the handle