Thread by @FVGWizards

#cryptotrading

Lets do a little thread on understanding how to identify viable order blocks

For this you will first understand these terms, which I will explain:

- FVG
- Mitigated
- Impulse

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What is an FVG?

An FVG is a fair value gap, otherwise known as liquidity gaps/imbalances.

Simply put, this is a gap in price where wicks dont meet either side of a candle.

If price is moving down when created, this is a bearish FVG, price moving up is a bullish FVG

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What do they mean by mitigated? This has been mitigated and that has been mitigated?

Mitigated - fancy word for filled.

It basically means price has moved through and completely filled mentioned area.

On this chart, we can see bullish FVGs 'mitigated'

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What is an impulse?

An impulse on a chart is a sharp break out of a range. A significant candle or range of candles, as shown on the chart below

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ORDER BLOCKS (OB)

An order block is very similar to supply & demand for me. An order block in short is considered the last candle before and impulse move the opposite direction as shown on the chart below

Price dumps - Bearish OB
Price pumps - Bullish OB

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The problem we see here... The apparent Bullish OB never had a string reaction on first move in and then faked out...

This can happen at any point, as it does.

What you need to understand is how to invalidate order blocks

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Valid OB rules I have:

- Overall market structure needs to favour the block when created
- The volume should have increased on impulse
- Should not be part of double bottom/top
- should not have fvg next to/close to it in opposite direction

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We can see that high wasn't taken on the impulse move, so failed to break structure.

We can also see clear non-mitigated FVG below it.

This OB is invalid, and not worth the risk. You can see the fake out leading longs, before taking stops below very quickly

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Conclusion:

Theres many ideas using Order Blocks to trade, they don't work well because you can't differentiate between a valid/invalid OB

double tops/bottoms get swept on return, FVG attract price, lack of volume is manipulation and so on

Hope this helps

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