Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and lows that defines a trend: higher highs and higher lows is an uptrend, lower highs and lower lows is a downtrend, and no clear sequence is a range. Structure should be read from closed candles, not wicks, and the higher timeframe's structure takes priority over the lower one's.
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What is Market structure?
Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and lows that defines a trend: higher highs and higher lows is an uptrend, lower highs and lower lows is a downtrend, and no clear sequence is a range. Structure should be read from closed candles, not wicks, and the higher timeframe's structure takes priority over the lower one's.