The question
What direction was observable before the next candle?
- Name the chart interval and identify swings without future candles.
- A trend on one interval can be a retracement on another.
- Direction alone does not define entry, invalidation or an objective.
Describe what is visible.
A rising sequence can contain higher swing highs and higher swing lows; a falling sequence can show the reverse. Decide how swings are recognized before evaluating later price action. A swing selected only after a favorable outcome is known introduces hindsight.
NQ and MNQ can describe the same underlying index direction while carrying different dollar exposure. State the expiry, data source, session and chart interval before comparing a research diagram with your own chart.
Separate direction from a complete scenario.
A trend description is context, not an instruction to buy every rising candle or sell every falling one. A candidate might involve a retracement, a completed observation or another explicitly defined condition. Waiting for that condition can also mean missing a move.
The original entry, stop and Take Profit target must belong to the specific published alert. A late available price can change the distance to both stop and objective. A target expresses a possibility, not a probability or a guaranteed result.
Account for overlap and changing conditions.
A directional sequence can become a range or reverse. Repeated overlapping swings, sharp counter-moves and scheduled news deserve separate treatment in an evaluation. No one visual feature guarantees that the trend has ended or will resume.
Test a defined candidate with realistic costs and unseen observations before drawing conclusions. This guide and its synthetic chart do not report an active strategy, verified performance or a promised number of opportunities.