Poor High

What it means

A poor high suggests the market may not have finished exploring higher prices cleanly.

What to watch

It is a clue, not a certainty. The next session may ignore it completely if new information changes the auction.

Where traders usually run into this

Poor High is most useful once it is tied to a concrete page, chart decision, or workflow question.

• Poor Low keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Unfinished Auction keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Excess keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.

Best next page if this term is blocking you

If you understand the definition but still do not know what to do with it, start with Poor Low. That page is the fastest way to see how poor high shows up in a real glossary workflow.