Trend Analysis

The direction of swings, the lines that mark them, and when that direction changes. 23 topics.

Uptrend

A sequence of higher highs and higher lows.

A sequence of lower highs and lower lows.

Price oscillating between highs and lows that are not stepping up or down.

A straight line drawn across swing lows in an uptrend, or swing highs in a downtrend.

A rising line under swing lows, acting as demand as the trend climbs.

A falling line over swing highs, acting as supply as the trend declines.

Swing highs that print above the prior swing high.

Swing lows that hold above the prior swing low.

Swing highs that stall below the prior swing high.

Swing lows that break under the prior swing low.

A change in swing structure from up to down, or from down to up.

A pause that resolves in the direction of the existing trend.

How persistent and directional a move is, as opposed to how far one bar travelled.

A pair of parallel lines that contain a trend's highs and lows.

A channel around the best-fit straight line through recent prices, with boundaries set by standard deviation.

An advance or decline that steepens, rising or falling at an increasing slope.

The largest swing direction, the tide rather than the waves.

A correction against the primary trend, lasting longer than a minor wiggle.

The short swing inside the secondary move, the day-to-day fluctuation.

Reading the same market on a higher chart for direction and a lower chart for location.

The map of swing highs and swing lows that shows who has been in control.

A push that breaks the prior swing in the direction of the existing trend.

The first break of structure against the current trend, a possible change of side.