Trending - Steady elongated price movements with less than a 45-degree angel with occasional pauses, profit taking, or resting periods.
Uptrends - A pattern of higher highs and higher lows.
Downtrends - A pattern of lower lows and lower highs.
Trend-less - Erratic price movements which are often steep ( greater than 45 -degree angle ) and cannot sustain and therefore must reverse. Although the movements can move many points in a short period of time, they often result in very little net price movement over time.
Choppy - An erratic pattern of higher highs and lower lows.
Sideways - A narrow pattern of lower highs and higher lows.