head and shoulders pattern
Technical term in technical analysis of financial markets. Refers to a chart pattern with three peaks, the middle one being the highest, resembling a head with two shoulders. Used to predict trend reversals.
See also: ヘッドアンドショルダー
When a head and shoulders top forms, it often suggests the end of an uptrend.
Because a head and shoulders pattern appeared on the chart, I considered a short position.
The English loanword ヘッドアンドショルダー is a direct synonym, but 三尊天井 is the native Japanese term more commonly used in Japanese financial contexts.
Compound of 三尊 (さんぞん, 'three venerable ones', referring to a Buddhist triad) and 天井 (てんじょう, 'ceiling'). The name likens the three-peak chart pattern to a Buddhist triad and a ceiling, suggesting a top.