Swing high
A swing high is a candle whose high is above the highs of the candles on either side of it, so price turned down from that point.
Definition
A swing high is a candle whose high is above the highs of the candles on either side of it, so price turned down from that point.
How many candles count as "either side" is a choice. Some traders use one, some use five, and the same chart gives different swing highs under each setting.
Swing highs are useful as reference points for where a gap sits on a chart, and this site does not use them to decide whether a gap exists.