Market structure · Lesson 9

Trend: higher highs and higher lows

Market structure

The trend is your friend. But how do you actually see it?

Rules

  • Uptrend: higher highs + higher lows
  • Downtrend: lower highs + lower lows
  • Otherwise: range

An uptrend makes higher highs and higher lows. A downtrend makes lower highs and lower lows.

Real gold structure

On a real 4-hour gold chart we label each swing: HH (higher high), HL (higher low), LH (lower high) and LL (lower low). Two higher highs and higher lows in a row mean an uptrend; lower highs and lower lows mean a downtrend.

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How to use it

  • Uptrend: look for buys at higher lows
  • Downtrend: look for sells at lower highs
  • Break of structure = warning

In an uptrend, look to buy near a higher low. In a downtrend, sell near a lower high.

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