12 May 2026
Where a swing actually begins on the daily
A practical way to mark the first candle of a swing without chasing every lower-timeframe twitch.
Traders often ask for a formula that names the exact bar where a swing starts. Markets do not publish that label. What we teach in the Intensive is a working definition you can defend in a journal.
On the daily, a swing low is not the first green candle after a dip. It is the candle that prints a clear low, then sees a subsequent candle close above that candle’s high while the prior structure still holds. Until that close occurs, you are watching — not declaring.
The same logic mirrors for swing highs. Students who mark too early spend the session redrawing. Students who wait for the confirming close still miss some moves; they also avoid the bulk of false starts that empty discretionary accounts.
Bring three daily charts of markets you trade to your next Chart Review Session if you want this definition pressure-tested on your book rather than textbook examples.