Consolidation is a period of range-bound activity after an extended price move. Consolidation illustrates the lack of a trend in a particular trading range. Price has “consolidated”.
It frequently occurs after downtrends or uptrends, and can be seen as a stretch of indecision.
Consolidation draws to a close when price breaks through existing lines of support and resistance.
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