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title: 'Day 50: Uptrend, Downtrend And Sideways Market Explained'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=apx3r6rRjvI'
video_id: 'apx3r6rRjvI'
date: 2026-08-02
duration_sec: 90
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# Day 50: Uptrend, Downtrend And Sideways Market Explained

> Source: [Day 50: Uptrend, Downtrend And Sideways Market Explained](https://youtube.com/watch?v=apx3r6rRjvI)

## Summary

In this video, the presenter explains the concept of trends in trading, focusing on uptrends, downtrends, and sideways markets. They emphasize the importance of using different time frames for analysis and execution depending on whether you are an intraday or swing trader.

### Key Points

- **Time Frames for Analysis and Execution** [00:02] — For intraday traders, use a one-hour time frame for analysis and another time frame for execution. For swing traders, use a four-hour time frame for analysis and a one-hour time frame for execution.
- **Two Types of Trends** [00:29] — There are two types of trends: uptrend and downtrend. The trend is identified by the structure of highs and lows.
- **Swing and Higher Highs/Lows** [00:42] — A swing is a move from a low to a high. In an uptrend, each low is a higher low and each high is a higher high compared to previous ones.
- **Downtrend Structure** [00:54] — In a downtrend, the market makes lower lows and lower highs. This pattern indicates a downtrend.
- **Sideways Market** [01:09] — In a sideways market, the price is stuck in a box. The strategy is to sell at the top of the box and buy at the bottom, and if it breaks out, buy.

### Conclusion

Understanding the structure of highs and lows is essential for identifying trends. In a sideways market, traders can use range-bound strategies until a breakout occurs.

## Transcript

jackpot.  So now let us come straight to pillar number three.  Strategy.  Welcome to Day 50 of the Learn Trading Series.  If you are an intraday investor then you have to follow one hour time frame is required for proper analysis and another time frame
is required for proper execution i.e. to take action.  And if we are swing traders then we need our analysis on four hours and we need our execution on one hour. Ok?  So let's
copy the same thing that I will do in intraday in swing and change the time frame. Ok?  There are two types of trends.  Up trend and down trend.  On which We will find the trend from there.  Something like this is creating a structure. Sir, what is special in this structure?  The
special thing about this structure is that one is low and one is high.  When I catch a low to high. This is called swing.  If I call this a low point [music].  I call this a high point and it is a high.  But if I compare this low with this low, I would say it is higher low.  If I
compare this high with this high, it will be called higher high.  So this is how we catch the trend.  What happens in a down trend is that the market makes a low and a high. Now the low that was made was made a lower low from the place below it and the high that was made became a
lower high.  So when the market works in lower high and lower low format.  We trend.  There is a sideways market. What do you do in a sideways market ?  If in the market, it is stuck in a box. Brother, make a sale here.
Hit buy here, sell buy sell buy and if it breaks out buy.