A sustained directional bias in price, conventionally described as a sequence of higher highs and higher lows, or the inverse.
Last verified 13 September 2026 · written by the DexLadder team
What it means
A sustained directional bias in price, conventionally described as a sequence of higher highs and higher lows, or the inverse.
Why it matters when you trade
Trend is a statement about timeframe before anything else: the same chart is an uptrend on the weekly and a downtrend on the hourly, and most arguments about direction are really arguments about horizon. Crypto trends are unusually persistent and unusually violent in reversal, which is why trend-following systems here show high returns alongside deep drawdowns.
Worked example
A daily uptrend with a 15% counter-trend pullback ends dozens of leveraged longs without ever breaking the trend.
See it on live markets
DexLadder runs trend against live market and pool data, with simulated capital, so you can watch it act on an order instead of reading about it — no account, no wallet, nothing installed.