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Module 03 · Trend, Momentum and Confirmation

3.1What Is Momentum?

What you will learn
  • ·What momentum describes
  • ·The different ways a market can move
  • ·Why candle size alone is not momentum
Core content

Momentum describes the strength and persistence of price movement.

A market can move:

  • ·slowly
  • ·rapidly
  • ·impulsively
  • ·weakly
  • ·with acceleration
  • ·with declining momentum

A large candle alone does not necessarily mean strong momentum. Context matters.

TLHQ insight

Momentum is persistence, not a single large candle.

Example

One large candle into a known supply zone, followed by immediate rejection, is not momentum expansion — it is absorption.

Examples use historical or illustrative data only. They are not live market signals.

Apply it

Find one example of accelerating movement and one of declining momentum on your instrument.

Knowledge check
Check 01 · truefalse

A single large candle always indicates strong momentum.

Check 02 · choice

Momentum describes:

Key takeaways
  • 01Momentum is about strength and persistence.
  • 02Markets move in several distinct characters.
  • 03Context determines whether a large candle matters.
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Educational content only. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to trade. Trading involves risk of loss, results vary between individuals, and past performance does not indicate future results. Only capital you can afford to lose should be exposed to market risk.