Swing High/Low
Recent swing pivots.
What it is
Recent swing pivots.
A swing high is a local peak in price — a bar whose high is greater than the highs of the N bars immediately before and after it. The choice of N (the 'left' and 'right' look-back) controls how strict the definition is: N = 1 is a fractal, N = 3 or N = 5 is more selective.
Swing highs are the building blocks of every market-structure analysis: they define the highs that subsequent prices must break to confirm continuation, and the levels at which short stops are normally placed.
Because a swing high requires N bars to its right to confirm, it is always identified after the fact — a price that looks like a swing high in real time can still be invalidated if the next N bars print a higher high.
Live chart
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Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Lookback | 1 | 1 – 50 |
Output fields
The named values this indicator exposes to your entry and exit rules.
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