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Boot Camp Day 22: Order Blocks pt.2

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Key takeaways

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Main ideas / lessons

  • Order blocks (OBs) define where the “orders” likely got filled just before a market shifts direction.
  • An order block is the prior price move that:
    • Caused a liquidity sweep, and
    • Occurred before the Break of Structure (BOS) / Market Structure Shift.
  • After the liquidity sweep and BOS, the market often retraces back into the OB price range to fill more orders, then moves away in the direction of the new structure.
  • Time frame matters:
    • OBs are identified from the entire move on the relevant structure time frame.
    • If you treat an hourly BOS as though it’s the same structure as a higher-time-frame move, you can end up with bad entries and stops (e.g., stops that are too tight → stopped out).
  • The process is taught as a scaling-down methodology (higher time frame → lower time frame) to get precision for entries and stops.

Methodology / instructions (step-by-step)

A) Identifying an Order Block (core concept)

  1. Find a liquidity sweep
    • In an uptrend: look for the move that sweeps prior lows / takes liquidity before the bullish reversal / continuation.
    • In a downtrend: look for the move that sweeps prior highs / takes liquidity before the bearish continuation / reversal.
  2. Locate the candle range (price range) of the move that swept liquidity.
  3. Confirm BOS / market structure shift happens after that move.
  4. Mark the OB as that swept range, because:
    • That is where “orders were able to get filled” earlier.
    • The market later tends to return to that range for additional fills.

B) Trading/entry planning using scaling time frames

Step-by-step workflow

  1. Choose the “playoff” time frame (structure time frame)
    • OB identification must use the time frame that reflects the true structure shift.
    • Mistake to avoid: using a higher-time-frame OB idea but entering with hourly-level assumptions (which can require wider stops).
  2. Mark BOS on the higher time frame
    • Identify where break of structure occurs (direction change/continuation).
  3. Wait for retracement back into the OB
    • After BOS, price commonly pulls back into the OB zone.
  4. Scale down to lower time frames for precision
    • Use lower time frames (e.g., 1H → 15M) to find:
      • Entry timing after another breaker structure (teacher’s wording varies, but the idea is a fresh confirmation).
  5. Risk management (stop placement logic)
    • Don’t assume the stop can be extremely tight if your OB is from a higher time frame.
    • Stops may be:
      • Just outside the OB, or
      • Beyond swing highs/lows relevant to the lower-time-frame trigger.
  6. Targets
    • Targets are commonly previous liquidity (prior highs/lows) on the relevant higher time frame.
    • Often described as multiple take-profit zones:
      • TP1/TP2 within prior liquidity
      • TP3 at farther prior highs/lows
  7. Patience requirement
    • For daily plays, the sequence may require waiting:
      • For daily BOS,
      • For price to return to the OB on the leg down/up,
      • For the lower-time-frame trigger to confirm entry.

C) Additional refining concepts mentioned

  • Imbalance / inefficiency
    • The teacher suggests using an “imbalance” zone (where price disrespected/ran through) as part of scaling and targeting.
  • Fair Value Gap (FVG)
    • Suggested as an additional reference when present:
      • If price returns into or fills an FVG and then reacts, it can support entry timing.
    • Optional: sometimes the OB fills without a clean FVG reaction.
  • Session timing examples
    • Mentions waiting for the London session open in at least one example to improve entry timing.

Example patterns described (high level)

  • Downtrend → liquidity sweep → BOS up
    • Mark the downward move prior to BOS.
    • When price retraces into that range, use lower time frames to find confirmation (breaker structure), enter, and target prior liquidity.
  • Down move sweeps liquidity → large rally
    • Identify the leg down that took liquidity.
    • Retracement into that leg’s range frequently precedes continuation upward.
  • Multi-timeframe alignment
    • Daily structure shift gives a larger OB range.
    • 4H confirms BOS / retracement.
    • 1H and then 15M provide entry precision with confirmation and liquidity targets.

Homework assigned (explicit)

  • Find 5 examples of order blocks on:
    • 3 different time frames
    • (Teacher suggests any combination; e.g., 4H, 1H, 5M, 15M, 1M—whatever the student trades.)
  • Apply this to whatever pairs you trade (no strict pair requirement mentioned).
  • The goal is to recognize in real-time:
    • When liquidity sweep + BOS happens,
    • The OB that should be retraced into,
    • And then the lower-time-frame trigger for entry.

Speakers / sources featured

  • Primary speaker: The instructor/host (no name provided in subtitles).
  • Source content: Unclear; appears based on the instructor’s own chart examples and trading walkthroughs (no external sources cited).

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