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When traders ask, “What’s the trend?” they often expect a simple answer. But in reality, the idea of a single, universal trend doesn’t exist — it all depends on the timeframe you’re looking at. In this post, I will walk you through a quiz-style lesson to challenge how you see trends, why they can be tricky to define, and how to approach them more objectively.
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Day Trading Trend Following Strategies – Video
Introduction
Hi traders, Barry Burns here from Top Dog Trading. Today we’re doing another quiz, and this time it’s all about trend. People often ask me, “What’s the trend in this market?” Whether it’s the E-minis, Forex pairs, gold, crude oil, or stocks — that’s a common question.
The Trend Quiz
So let’s work through it. We’ll look at price action bar by bar and ask: is this a downtrend, an uptrend, or neither? I encourage you to write down your answers rather than just thinking them, because when you’re trading live, you have to commit, not second-guess yourself.
Defining Highs and Lows
As price moves lower, making lower lows and lower highs, you might call it a downtrend. But then the market bounces, creates higher highs and higher lows — is it now an uptrend? Or was it never a downtrend to begin with? This exercise shows how subjective identifying trend can be, depending on how you define swing highs and lows. That’s why I use a cycle indicator to make these points more objective, and I’ve got a free training on how to set it up if you’re interested.
The Back-and-Forth Challenge
The market continues to swing back and forth — sometimes looking bullish, sometimes bearish, sometimes consolidating. And this is where traders often struggle: they keep changing their minds, getting whipsawed, and missing the bigger picture.
Trend is Relative to Timeframe
Here’s the key: trend is relative to timeframe. For example, on a 2-minute chart you’ll see lots of swings you could trade, but zoom out to a 30-minute chart of the same market, and it might look completely sideways. That’s why asking “what’s the trend?” without specifying timeframe doesn’t make sense.
Avoiding Confusion
The mistake many traders make is trying to watch too many timeframes at once — from 1-minute up to weekly charts. That just causes confusion. Personally, I stick to two or three timeframes max. That’s enough to get context without overwhelm.
Key Takeaway
The bottom line is: there’s no single “true” trend of a market. You pick the timeframe you want to trade, stick with it, and learn its rhythm. That becomes your game. Other traders can play different games on other timeframes, and that’s fine.
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