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"Always in" is one of the most useful ideas in Al Brooks' price action framework: at any moment, the market is effectively either always long or always short, and your job is to know which. Trading with the always-in direction keeps you on the side the market is rewarding. Al Brooks price action is a trading methodology; the logic below is implemented in our own original code.
What does "always in" mean?
Always in means that if you had to be in a position right now, the higher-probability side is clear from the price action. It is not about being in a trade at all times — it is a read of which direction currently has control, updated as new bars print.
How do you tell the always-in direction?
Look at the recent structure: strong trend bars, higher highs and higher lows (or the reverse), and bars closing near their extremes all point to the controlling side. A break of the trend line followed by a successful reversal is what flips the always-in direction from long to short or back.
Why does it keep you on the right side?
Most losing trades come from fighting the always-in direction — fading a strong trend too early. By requiring a higher bar of confirmation for counter-trend trades and taking with-trend setups freely, you align with the side that is being rewarded and avoid the most common trap.
How does MyTrading show it?
The Al Brooks indicator classifies the market phase and bias across timeframes, so the always-in direction is visible at a glance. With-trend signals (like H2/L2 second entries) are highlighted, while counter-trend signals are held to a stricter standard.
Start using it
Open the Al Brooks price action indicator, or see the full Al Brooks trading journal.
This article explains Al Brooks' price-action concepts in our own words and does not reproduce any book text or images. Last updated: 2026-06.