The first thing to look for in a chart — before anything else — is:
💰🔍 Market Structure & Direction (Trend)
Ask yourself:
✅ Is the market trending or ranging?
✅ Are we making higher highs/lows (uptrend) or lower highs/lows (downtrend)?
✅ Are we inside a sideways box (consolidation)?
💰📊 Why This Comes First:
It defines the context for all your trades
→ You don’t want to go long in a downtrend or short in a strong uptrend.
💰It tells you what to expect
→ Trending = momentum setups.
→ Ranging = reversal and breakout setups.
💰It saves time
→ No need to analyze further if there’s no clean structure.
💰🧠 Pro Tip:
“Structure first. Everything else second.”
Once you see structure, then you can look for:
📍 Key levels (support/resistance)
🕯️ Price action signals (pin bars, engulfing)
📈 Confluence (EMA, RSI, Fib, etc.)