The sequence of swing highs and lows that defines whether a market is trending or ranging — the skeleton of price.
Bullish structure is higher highs and higher lows; bearish structure is lower highs and lower lows; a range is roughly equal highs and lows. Reading structure means tracking those swing points across your timeframe.
Structure tells you the trend and where it is likely to break. A break of structure confirms continuation, and a change of character warns of a possible reversal — everything from order blocks to entries is read against it.
Mark each meaningful swing high and low and read them in sequence. The pattern of those points — rising, falling, or flat — is the structure.
Structure is timeframe-dependent and can conflict between timeframes. Always anchor to the higher timeframe's structure before acting on a lower-timeframe read.
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