Another shape which a top and bottom can take is one in which the reversal is “rounded”. The rounded bottom formation forms when the market gradually yet steadily shifts from a bearish to bullish outlook while in the case of a rounded top, from bullish to bearish. The Rounded Top formation consists of a gradual change in trend from up to down. The Rounded Bottom formation consists of a gradual change in trend from down to up. This formation is the exact opposite of a Rounded Top Formation. The prices take on a bowl shaped pattern as the market slowly and casually changes from an upward to a downward trend

It is very (remove) considered very difficult to separate a rounded bottom, where the price continues to decrease from a consolidation pattern and where price stays at a level, but the clue, as always, is in volume. In a true Rounded Bottom, the volume decreases as the price decreases, this signifies a decrease in the selling pressure. A very little trading activity can be seen when the price movement becomes neutral and goes sideways and the volumes are also low. Then, as prices start to increase, the volume increases