Market structure
How price builds trends and ranges — support, resistance, swings, breaks of structure and character shifts.
- ArtigoSupport and ResistancePrice levels where buying (support) or selling (resistance) tends to halt a move.
- ArtigoUptrendA sequence of higher highs and higher lows showing buyers in control.
- ArtigoDowntrendA sequence of lower highs and lower lows showing sellers in control.
- ArtigoTrading RangeA sideways market bounded by clear support and resistance.
- ArtigoBreakoutA decisive move beyond a support, resistance or pattern boundary.
- ArtigoBreak of Structure (BOS)Price breaks a prior swing in the trend's direction, confirming continuation.
- ArtigoChange of Character (CHoCH)The first break against the trend, hinting a reversal may be starting.
- ArtigoSwing High and Swing LowLocal peaks and troughs that define market structure.