A persistent direction of travel: rising swings for an uptrend, falling swings for a downtrend. A trend is a description of the past, not a promise about the next candle.
How traders use it: Trend-following ideas look for entries in the direction of the trend after a pullback; counter-trend ideas need stronger evidence and usually smaller expectations.
Common mistake: Calling a trend from two candles, or assuming a trend on a 5-minute chart matters to the daily chart.
Related: HH, HL, LH, LL (higher highs, higher lows, lower highs, lower lows) · Pullback · Multi-timeframe alignment
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