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Swing low

A candle whose low is lower than the candles either side of it — a local trough where a decline stalled.

Swing lows are where invalidation levels usually sit. Leaning long from a zone, the swing low beneath it is the level that says the read was wrong.

As with swing highs, consistency of definition matters more than which definition you choose.

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Highs, Lows and the Shape of a TrendMarket Structure

Swing highs and swing lows are the skeleton of every chart. Learn to mark them, and "trend" stops being a feeling.

Also covered in that lesson

Swing highA candle whose high is higher than the candles either side of it — a local peak where an advance stalled.UptrendA sequence of higher swing highs and higher swing lows. Both conditions are required — rising highs alone are not an uptrend.DowntrendA sequence of lower swing highs and lower swing lows.

Related terms

Swing high Invalidation level