Capitulation occurs when a significant proportion of investors give in to fear and sell within a short period of time, resulting in a sharp drop in the price of a security or market against a backdrop of high trading volume.
Consolidation is a technical analysis term used to describe the price movement of a stock within a given range of support and resistance over a period of time.
A cup and handle is a technical charting pattern that resembles a cup and handle, where the cup is shaped like a “U” and the handle is slightly offset downwards.