Step 2 — Check the trend (all timeframes)

Open the chart and read the badges: 1D, 1W, 1M, 3M, 6M, 1Y, 5Y. Do they agree? All green = established uptrend. All red = established downtrend (falling knife — be careful). Mixed (short-term up, long-term down) = maybe just a bounce. The trend doesn't decide for you; it tells you what kind of situation you're walking into.