Equal Highs

Also: Relative Equal Highs · EQH · Double Top

Definition

Equal highs (or relative equal highs) are two or more swing highs on a chart that stop at effectively the same price level. They form the cleanest, most visible pool of [[Buyside Liquidity]] — because every retail trader sees the "double top" and places stops and breakout orders at identical prices, the algorithm treats this cluster as a priority draw.

Key characteristics

• Two or more highs at the same price (exact or within a tick)
• Wicks and/or bodies lining up horizontally
• Creates a clear horizontal resistance line retail traders watch
• Rarely hold — the algorithm engineers them to raid buyside
• Stronger signal on higher timeframes (4H, daily, weekly)
• A **draw on liquidity** almost by default

How it forms

The algorithm deliberately manufactures equal highs to pile up stops from shorts covering and buy orders from breakout traders. First high forms naturally; price pulls back, then rallies to the exact same price and stops — that symmetry is engineered, not random. The cleaner the match, the more certain the eventual raid.

How to use

- Treat EQH as a target, not a barrier — price is going there
- In bearish narrative: wait for raid of EQH → displacement lower → short the [[Fair Value Gap (FVG)]]
- Never short below EQH expecting them to hold — they rarely do
- Combine with HTF bias + premium array for highest conviction shorts after the raid

Common mistakes

• Shorting into EQH expecting the double-top to hold
• Buying the breakout above EQH (you are the liquidity)
• Ignoring timeframe — 5-min EQH is not a daily EQH

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