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What is Poor high / poor low?

A session extreme without excess: the profile is flat at the edge, suggesting the auction in that direction was not completed. Often marked as a future reference; "poor highs always get retested" is a popular claim, not proven.

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Poor high / poor low — A session extreme without excess: the profile is flat at the edge, suggesting the auction in that direction was not completed. Often marked as a future reference; "poor highs always get retested" is a popular claim, not proven. [Ch 7]

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