Trendlines and Market Structure
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Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and swing lows. An uptrend prints higher highs and higher lows; a downtrend prints lower highs and lower lows; a range holds between a defined high and low.
Structure first
Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and swing lows. An uptrend prints higher highs and higher lows; a downtrend prints lower highs and lower lows; a range holds between a defined high and low. Before any indicator, ask: what is the structure on this timeframe?
Breaks of structure
A trend is questioned when its pattern breaks — for example, an uptrend failing to make a new high and then breaking below its last higher low. Structure breaks do not guarantee reversal, but they mark the moment the previous trend stopped being confirmed.
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