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I was reading about a little known trendline trick at swing-trade-stocks.com which states, "in an uptrend, if a higher high is made but fails to carry through,
and then prices drop below the previous high, then the trend is apt to
reverse."  Though this information may seem obvious, I still find it valuable.  I looked back at the 240 minute EUR/USD chart and noticed that more often than not, this is the case.  Why? 

"…the locals as well as the brokers who trade on their own account
have a vested interest in driving prices slightly above or below these
"resistance" or "support" points to force execution of the stop loss
orders. This is called "taking out the stops." After the stops are
executed, the market will readjust."

This information was provided by a trader (Trader Vic) who was featured in the popular "Market Wizards" books.  This leads me to how you can get free trading book content.  The above "trendline trick" is just one of three of Trader Vic's criteria for a trend change.  I wanted to find out the other two criteria.  I easily found it by searching for the book "Trader Vic" at Google's Book Search.  The entire book isn't provided but a lot of content from the book is.  This is the case for many more trading books.  I've said it before but sometimes a tidbit of information can go a long way and there is a lot more than a tidbit of information at http://books.google.com.   Search for Forex and you'll find a lot of books on the subject, just be sure to skip over the "Forex Made Easy" book by James Dicks.

What are the 3 criteria for trend change? (Provided by the book, "Trader Vic–Methods of a Wall Street Master")

1. break in the trend line
2. test of preceding high or low
3. breaking of a preceding minor rally high or minor sell-off low

Rule 2b is actually the trendline trick mentioned above.

Here is a graphic corresponding to the 3 criteria for trend change:

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