Price trends refer to the general direction in which an asset's price is moving over time. Traders can use price trends to make informed trading decisions, such as when to enter or exit a trade. Identifying a trend involves analyzing the price chart and looking for patterns of higher highs and higher lows (upward trend) or lower highs and lower lows (downward trend). Traders can use various technical indicators and tools, such as moving averages and trend lines, to help identify and confirm the direction of a trend.
Trends - Technical Analysis from A to Z
A trend represents a consistent change in prices. Trends differ from support/resistance levels in that trends represent change, whereas support/resistance levels represent barriers to change. Successively higher low prices define a rising trend. An increasing trend can be thought of as a rising support level. The bulls are in control and are pushing prices higher.
Trendlines - Technical Analysis from A to Z
One of the basic tenets put forth by Charles Dow in the Dow Theory is that security prices do trend. Trends are often measured and identified by "trendlines." A trendline is a sloping line that is drawn between two or more prominent points on a chart. Rising trends are defined by a trendline that is drawn between two or more troughs (low points) to identify price support. Falling trends are defined by trendlines that are drawn between two or more peaks (high points) to identify price resistance.
Dow Theory - Technical Analysis from A to Z
An individual stock's price reflects everything that is known about the security. As new information arrives, market participants quickly disseminate the information, and the price adjusts accordingly. Likewise, the market averages discounts and reflects everything all stock market participants know. At any given time in the stock market, three forces are in effect: the Primary, Secondary, and Minor trends.
Trends - Technical Analysis from A to Z