# Swing Pattern

> Marks simple three-candle swing highs and swing lows with small ticks above and below the candles.

Updated: 2026-10-25T01:30:08.000Z · https://chartrider.com/docs/indicators/swing-pattern/

## What you see
Short vertical ticks: a green tick above a candle marks a swing high, a red tick below a candle marks a swing low. The colors are fixed; Line Color has no effect.

## How it works
The indicator looks at every group of three consecutive candles:
- Swing high: the middle candle's high is higher than the highs of both neighbors.
- Swing low: the middle candle's low is lower than the lows of both neighbors.

A swing is confirmed once the third candle exists, so the tick appears one candle after the swing candle. Groups whose candles are not evenly spaced in time – for example across a gap in the data – are skipped. A wide candle can be a swing high and a swing low at the same time.

## How to read it
These are the smallest possible swing points. They show every minor turn, which makes them useful for reading short-term structure – a sequence of higher swing lows in an uptrend, lower swing highs in a downtrend – and as a reference for where short-term stops tend to sit. On low timeframes they appear on many candles. For fewer, stronger swings use [Swing High/Low](https://chartrider.com/docs/indicators/swing-high-low/), which compares more candles on each side.

## Using it in strategies
Swing Pattern is a visual tool: it has no outputs for the [Trade Setup](https://chartrider.com/docs/strategies/trade-setup/) or for `use indicator` in [WickScript](https://chartrider.com/docs/wickscript/).

## Settings

Open the settings with the slider icon next to the indicator (Indicators, `F3`). Numeric settings can be swept as Step 1 / Step 2 parameters when you run a strategy.

### Inputs

| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Number | `2` | Only sets how many candles at the start of the history are skipped; it does not change how swings are found. (min 2) |

### Styles

| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line Color | Color | `#64fbcf` |  |

## Outputs

This indicator draws on the chart only – it has no values for Trade Setup gates or `use indicator`.