LESSON 08 ~9 MIN · AT YOUR OWN PACE

Trends and market direction

Spot an Uptrend, a Downtrend and Sideways on a chart.

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Do you remember what you read?

Four practice questions. Turn on JavaScript for the interactive quiz.

Higher Highs and Higher Lows are usually which structure?
- Uptrend
- Downtrend
- Zero risk
A single green candle in a Downtrend...
- Surely changes the trend
- Does not prove a trend change by itself
- Makes loss impossible
What does Sideways mean?
- Always up
- Always down
- Moving within a range
Which of these is an observation?
- It will rise 100% tomorrow
- On this Timeframe the highs keep moving up
- This is a guaranteed trade

Sources and further reading

Sources in English · Content reviewed on 28 September 2026. We made the examples for learning; they are not broker recommendations.