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Higher highs, higher lows

Market Structure Mastery

The bullish pattern

An uptrend is defined by a repeating pattern: each new high prints above the last high, and each new low prints above the last low. Higher highs and higher lows, in sequence, define bullish structure.

The higher low is the real tell

The higher low is the more important of the two. It shows buyers stepped in before price even reached the old low, proof of urgency and control, not just drifting up.

One swing isn't a trend yet

One higher high alone doesn't confirm a trend. It's the repetition, higher high, higher low, higher high, higher low, that builds real confidence in bullish structure.

Check yourself

A clean uptrend on a chart shows…

  1. A series of higher highs and higher lows correct
  2. A series of lower highs and higher lows
  3. Random, directionless swings

Both halves of the pattern step upward together. That's what separates a real uptrend from noise.

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