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Lower Low

Also called: ll

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

A lower low is the second confirmation of a downtrend. After a lower high forms, the next pullback breaks below the previous swing low. That's the official structure shift — sellers are now in control and the trend has flipped down. Lower lows are the seller's mark on the chart. They prove that supply is overwhelming demand and that buyers can't defend the prior support. As long as lower lows keep printing, the downtrend is intact and shorts have structural permission. The sequence to watch in any reversal: uptrend → lower high → lower low → downtrend confirmed. Trading without respecting that sequence is the fastest way to fight the market.

Real trade example

EUR/USD's late-2024 downtrend was a perfect series of lower lows: 1.1000, then 1.0840, then 1.0680, then 1.0480. Each lower low gave shorts confirmation to keep adding to the trade.

Related terms

Lower High

beginner

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

Higher High

beginner

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

Higher Low

beginner

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

Market Structure

intermediate

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

Head and Shoulders

intermediate

A three-peak reversal pattern with a higher middle peak — signals that an uptrend is exhausted and price is about to fall.

Inverse Head and Shoulders

intermediate

A bullish reversal pattern with three troughs — a deeper middle trough flanked by two higher lows — signaling a downtrend is ending.

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