A software consultant who had an 805% gain trading stocks in 2023 shares his clearest and easiest pattern to identify a breakout

Goverdhan Gajjala

• Goverdhan Gajjala won the 2023 US Investing Championship with an 805% gain.
• He watches for five patterns that he likes to trade.
• The intraday VCP pattern involves price contractions and volume decreases before a breakout.

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