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What is Poor Low?

A poor low happens when the market fails to complete an auction properly at the lower end of the profile.

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What is Poor Low?

A poor low happens when the market fails to complete an auction properly at the lower end of the profile.

On the profile, you’ll see multiple TPOs stacked in a straight line at the bottom, with no single print tail.

This means sellers did not push strongly enough to exhaust buyers; instead, price just stopped, leaving unfinished business.

Interpretation: A poor low implies the auction is incomplete and the market is likely to return to that area later to "repair" it by testing lower.


Key Difference

  • Weak low = location-based weakness (stopped at a known reference, too “obvious”).
  • Poor low = structural weakness (improper auction shape, no tail, unfinished business).


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