Trading glossary

Market structure: meaning in trading

Market structure is the pattern of swing highs and lows that shows whether price is trending up, down or ranging.

Higher highs and higher lows: an uptrend. Lower highs and lower lows: a downtrend. Neither: a range.

Reading structure tells you who is in control. A break of structure confirms the trend; a change of character warns it may be turning.

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