Price Action: A Trader's Study Guide

Learn to read the chart itself: market structure, support and resistance, supply and demand zones, and liquidity grabs. Each guide shows what it means, how it is traded, the common mistakes, and how to journal your price action trades.

Market Structure price actionHHHLHH
Market Structure
Market structure is the pattern of swing highs and swing lows that defines a trend. An uptrend makes higher highs and higher lows, a downtrend makes lower highs and lower lows, and a break of that pattern signals a possible shift.
Support and Resistance price actionResistanceSupport
Support and Resistance
Support and resistance are price levels where buying or selling has repeatedly stepped in. Support is a floor where buyers tend to defend price, and resistance is a ceiling where sellers tend to cap it.
Supply and Demand Zones price actionDemandSupply
Supply and Demand Zones
Supply and demand zones are areas on the chart where a sharp move began, marking where large orders entered. A demand zone is where buying overwhelmed selling, and a supply zone is where selling overwhelmed buying.
Liquidity Grabs and Stop Hunts price actionPrior lowGrab
Liquidity Grabs and Stop Hunts
A liquidity grab, or stop hunt, is a quick push beyond an obvious high or low that triggers resting stop orders, followed by a sharp reversal the other way. It traps breakout traders right before the real move.

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