Looking at main trend on Cowabunga System

Beginner Questions
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Hi all,

After having to finish school of pipsology and reading the Cowabunga System, I don’t understand how do I see the main trend on a 4 hour chart in Cowabunga System.

The main trend on the 4 hour chart based on how many candle sticks ? Because in some cases the previous 1 to 4 sticks might be showing a trend up, but the previous 5 to 10 candle sticks might be showing a trend down.

In general you see the graph as going down , and then up again. How do we decide whether is a down or up in this case ?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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The Cowabunga system defines trend with two moving averages. When the fast MA is higher then the slow MA, the trend is up and vice-versa. It also uses more indicators for confirmation, but you get the idea.