📊 Market Structure Framework

Any financial market, whether Forex, Crypto, or Stock, operates in 3 primary phases:

1. Buy Trend (Up Trend)

When a market moves from bottom to top (from the down side to the up side), we say the market is on the buy side.

• High: The highest point created as the market moves.
• Higher High (HH): When the market breaks the previous High and moves further up.
• Higher Low (HL): The market doesn't move in a straight line; it moves in Waves. When it breaks a High and moves up, the Low point formed during that retracement wave is called a Higher Low.
• 💡 Golden Marking Rule: In an Up Trend, we first mark the Higher High (HH) point. Then, we mark the Higher Low (HL).

2. Sell Trend (Down Trend)

When a market moves from top to bottom (from the up side to the down side), we say the market is on the sell side.

• Low: The lowest point created as the market moves.
• Lower Low (LL): When the market breaks the previous Low and moves further down.
• Lower High (LH): When it breaks a Low and moves down, the High point formed during that retracement wave is called a Lower High.
• 💡 Golden Marking Rule: In a Down Trend, we first mark the Lower Low (LL) point. Then, we mark the Lower High (LH).

3. Consolidation (Sideways Range)

Here, the market moves within a specific price boundary without establishing a directional bias.

• Equal Highs: Similar resistance levels building liquidity pools above.
• Equal Lows: Similar support levels building liquidity pools below.

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🕯️ Market Structure on Candlestick Charts

Because we trade on Candlestick Charts, we must identify true structural breaks accurately using the Golden Rule.