http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:chart_analysis:chart_patterns:ascending_triangle_c
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/ascendingtriangle.asp
some info for anyone interested. we made the 3rd touch today and finished strongly. i'm no chartist but i know that this is a bullish pattern and we have a pretty much textbook one on our hands.