Swing highs and lows
Mark the turns that matter and ignore the noise. · 6 min
Charts in this lesson are generated. They are not real market data and predict nothing.
A swing high (top) is the highest high between two down moves; a swing low (bottom) the lowest low between two up moves. Small wiggles inside a leg are noise, not turns.
How the engine decides
A turn counts only after price has moved away from it by a set distance. The engine uses 2 ATR (average true range, module A5): a top is confirmed once price falls 2 ATR below the highest high since the last bottom. On this chart that rule confirms 7 turns.
Why does the most recent extreme on a chart often have no swing mark yet?
Simulator round · Mark the tops and bottoms that matter
Generated chart. It is not real market data and predicts nothing.
Tap above a candle to mark a top, below it to mark a bottom. Tap again to remove.