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Powell Trades | Rejection Wick | Dumb Money Concepts Whop

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Key takeaways

Finance

Finance/Markets Context (Trading Focus)

  • The subtitles outline a price-action trading concept commonly referred to as a “rejection block” / “rejection wick.”
  • The setup is discussed across multiple timeframes, including:
    • 15 seconds
    • 1 hour
    • 4 hours
  • The discussion is primarily technical:
    • No explicit macro/news, portfolio management, or specific asset class (stocks/ETFs/crypto/bonds) is named.

Instruments / Tickers Mentioned

  • None explicitly.
    • No tickers, ETFs, bonds, commodities, or crypto are referenced.

Key Concepts and Step-by-Step Framework

What a “Rejection Block” Is

  • A rejection block is described as the origin point of a wick.
  • It forms after price:
    1. Sweeps highs (creates a liquidity/stop run), and then
    2. Prints a large rejection wick
  • The “rejection block” is essentially the start of that rejection wick.
  • After the wick forms, price:
    • Returns to test the wick origin
    • Sometimes phrased as “touches C,” or at least returns near that origin.

Entry Logic / Areas

  • The trader references a key level called “C”:
    • C is treated as the reference point of the rejection block.
  • An OTE / “golden pocket” zone is referenced as an optimal trade entry area:
    • 0.62 to 0.79
  • The subtitles imply higher probability if:
    • Price enters the 0.62–0.79 zone with a PDA (point/price of interest, as used in the subtitles).

“Change in State / Delivery” Idea (Lower Timeframes)

  • On lower timeframes, the approach includes:
    • Waiting for a change in state of delivery
  • Then price may move back toward the rejection block, where an entry is taken.

Risk Management / Stop Placement

  • Stop placement is tied to the wick level:
    • Example for shorts: if the stop must be above the high, it could be about “20 points.”
  • Caution is emphasized:
    • You generally can’t always place stops extremely far away
    • Otherwise it becomes something like a “point stop”
    • This means trade selection matters (not every setup can justify that distance).

Best-Use Guidance

The speaker’s “best way” (process) is summarized as:

  1. Wait for price to sweep/tap into POI / PDA
  2. Retest the rejection block (wick origin)
  3. Take the trade in the direction of the expected move

A commonly mentioned pattern (example) is:

  • Swept three equal lows → rejected → rallied → came back → tested the rejection block → rallied again.

Performance / Risk-Reward Metrics and Explicit Claims

  • Rejection blocks are claimed to offer “really really good risk-to-reward ratios.”
  • One example is noted as:
    • The wick size made the result only “average” risk-to-reward (“nothing crazy”)
  • Even then, the speaker still highlights the directional logic:
    • “discounted entry” or “premium entry” depending on trade direction.

Timelines Mentioned

  • Pre-market trading is specifically mentioned.
  • Timeframes discussed:
    • 15-second
    • 1-hour
    • 4-hour
  • A specific timing:
    • A 3:00 a.m. candle is described as connected to the start of the wick and the candle’s “opening price.”

Explicit Recommendations / Cautions

Recommendations

  • Use rejection blocks by:
    • Retesting the wick origin
    • Placing stops based on the wick:
      • Below the wick for the described long scenario
      • Above highs as required for the opposite direction

Cautions

  • The speaker warns you generally can’t guarantee whether price will react to an:
    • order block vs. rejection block
  • Therefore, you must plan based on:
    • What you’re willing to risk.

Psychology-Based Advantage

  • The discussion frames rejection blocks as a way to exploit trader behavior:
    • Traders may close early when price revisits their break-even / stop zone.

Disclosures / Disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” or legal disclaimer appears in the subtitles.

Presenters / Sources Mentioned

  • The speaker references ICT (e.g., “a link to an ICT video”).
  • Another person is referenced indirectly:
    • Someone who commented on “simple trades” vs “scary trades”
    • Rejection blocks are described as “scary” to enter
    • No name is provided for that person.
  • No other presenter names are clearly identified.

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