Note
Reading the middle of a channel
Parallel channels create three zones: upper rail, lower rail, and the quieter middle. Traders often wait only for edge tags, then feel surprised when price hesitates halfway. Mid-channel pauses can mark digestion after a sharp move, or the start of a slope change that will force you to redraw.
In Channel Structure Clinic we mark mid-lines lightly and watch how volume and session opens behave around them. A clean reject from mid-channel back toward a rail is information; a slow grind through the middle with expanding range often precedes a boundary test.
Keep the mid-line optional on your chart. Use it when the channel is wide enough that the centre is a real decision area, not a decorative bisector.