The best channels are the ones that look nice.

They have good symmetry.

The longer a channel has been established, the more significant it is.

The trend is the direction of the channel.

Up channels tend to break down:

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Down channels tend to break up:

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Sometimes down channels break down & up channels break up. Rare, but it happens.

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Trendy channels have good price and time symmetry with harmonic trend waves and harmonic pullbacks.

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