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CHANNEL

Do price moves between parallel trendlines.

Published by The Retail Trader · JUL 31, 2026 · Market Structure

Channel — Do price moves between parallel trendlines.

WHERE THIS FITS IN

This term comes under Market Structure, in the section “FOUNDATION OF LEVEL”. First of all, the levels that are found on every chart:

RELATED TERMS TO READ

Other terms in this group — understanding them together is more useful:
• Support
• Resistance
• Role Reversal / Flip
• Trendline
• Round Number / Psychological Level
• Previous Day High / Low
• All-Time High (ATH) / All-Time Low (ATL)

To read the entire group and all its examples in one place, see the journal "MARKET STRUCTURE: LEVELS, ZONES and SWINGS" - this term is taken from there.

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