trends

Let’s isolate trends from the overall chart picture and analyze them.

Pullbacks

A pullback occurs when prices briefly move against the trend and then resume the original trend direction. When pullbacks happen, there are market participants who trade against the trend (which is not recommended). When the trend continues, these participants may be forced to sell (or buy if they were short) via stop-loss orders, which can support the original trend.

So, pullbacks are something you should definitely consider when trading trends. If you are scalping, there is also a chance that prices will at least return to the previous high or low.

red arrows are highs, green are the lows. The blue lines signal all pullbacks. Of course they differ in quality.

On the other hand, it is strongly discouraged to enter a trend at its high or low or near of it. Even if the trend continues, you risk getting wiped out by a pullback.

against all instinct, wouldnt be a good idea to enter a trade

Good Trends

Good trends, when observed from a price action perspective, are characterized by being long-lasting, steadily growing trends that do not progress too rapidly and include regular pullbacks. You will develop an eye for identifying them. Here is one example:

Nice trend with some good pullbacks. They are decent and often let enough space to the high.