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Higher High

Also called: hh

A swing high that's higher than the previous swing high — one of the two confirmations of an uptrend.

A higher high is exactly what it sounds like: the most recent peak in price is higher than the previous peak. Combined with a higher low, it confirms an uptrend. Markets in an uptrend make a series of higher highs and higher lows, climbing the chart in a stair-step pattern. Market structure is the foundation of price action analysis. A clean uptrend has obvious higher highs and higher lows. The moment you see a LOWER high or a LOWER low, the trend is in question. When you see both a lower high and a lower low, the trend has officially flipped. Higher highs are the buyer's stamp on the chart. They prove the buyers are willing to pay more than the last peak — fresh demand, not just a bounce.

Real trade example

USD/JPY made consistent higher highs from 140 to 161 across 18 months between 2023 and 2024 — every monthly high was higher than the last until the BoJ intervention finally broke the structure.

Related terms

Higher Low

beginner

A swing low that's higher than the previous swing low — one of the two confirmations of an uptrend.

Lower High

beginner

A swing high that's lower than the previous swing high — one of the two confirmations of a downtrend.

Lower Low

beginner

A swing low that's lower than the previous swing low — one of the two confirmations of a downtrend.

Market Structure

intermediate

The framework of swing highs and lows that defines whether a market is trending up, trending down, or consolidating.

Candlestick

beginner

A single price bar that shows open, high, low, and close for a given time period — the foundation of technical analysis.

Doji

intermediate

A candlestick where the open and close are almost equal — indecision between buyers and sellers.

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