What is the cup pattern? Cup and Handle Pattern is a bullish continuation pattern that signals a strengthening of a security's price followed by a breakout, after which the scrip's price soars up. The U-shaped cup represents the era of consolidation, while the handle represents the moment of breakout. How to trade ? The buy point occurs when the stock breaks out or moves upward through the old point of resistance the volumes are also increasing mean its ready to break the cup