What is a Swing Low?
A swing low is a local trough — a candle whose low is less than the lows of the N candles on each side. Learn how to identify swing lows, why they act as short-term support, and how traders use them to place stops on short positions or entries on longs.
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How to read this: the dashed red and green lines are the highest and lowest prices across the entire selected window — the range. Dots are swing pivots: each swing high has 5 lower highs on both sides, and each swing low has 5 higher lows on both sides. Try switching windows and strengths to see how the same chart tells different stories.
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