Sometimes a series of HIGHS or LOW have virtually the same PRICE, … So what can a TRADER do ???
First a little back ground, In real simplified terms; The prices printed on the Russel Index (or any Index or stock) represents the Russel’s “intrinsic value” multiplied by the “relative value” of the dollar.
Therefor the background price action of the dollar actually distorts the price action displayed on the Russel index which is derived from stock dollar values.
Most of the time this distortion is negligible but sometime it’s not, .... particularly when the dollar has big swings or the index or stock is trading sideways or near bottoms and tops.
A simple trick to resolve this dilemma is to remove the influence of the dollar from the equation. You can do this in TRADING VIEW by dividing the index or stock by DXY.
This will then print for you a closer wave pattern resembling the real intrinsic value / momentum behavior of the underlying Index of Stock.
For example: Note the subtle changes on the Russel Index chart pattern from LEFT to RIGHT after the influence of the dollars was removed.
Hopes this helps.