Order Flow Shifts: MSS, CISD, ST
Which One Is The Best?
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An order flow shift is simply
price changing from bullish โ bearish or bearish โ bullish.
There are 3 popular ways to identify price shifting order flow: MSS, CISD, & ST.
๐๐น๐น ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ @ ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ (๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ)
A change in trend.
MSS focuses on the swing point where the trend changes.
We want to see displacement (FVG) through the swing point, confirming the shift in trend.
High probability MSS create FVG through the swing point.
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (๐๐๐ฆ๐)
An order block.
CISD focuses on the order block that gets created when price shifts order flow.
Once the body closes past the opening price of the order block, the CISD is confirmed and should act as fair value.
๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฝ ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป (๐ฆ๐ง)
A FVG in & FVG out.
We are waiting for clear displacement in and out of a HTF PDA to confirm price has shifted.
๐ก๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐?
This is why I prefer to read the FVGโs to confirm a shift in order flow.
They show the true intention of price and are extremely simple to spot.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐๐:
- Wait for price to trade into HTF PDA
- Drop into aligned timeframe
- Look for a shift in order flow
(CISD/MSS/ST)
- Trade any stage of MMXM until DOL is taken
Proper understanding of narrative & draw on liquidity is the key to using order flow shifts correctly. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป.
There are only ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ I use as my HTF PDA:
- Fair Value Gaps
- Liquidity Pools
This is truly ALL YOU NEED.
Pick one of the 3 methods to spot an order flow shift, combine it with narrative, draw on liquidity and HTF PDAโฆ BOOM. You have an extremely profitable model on your hands.
I personally just read the FVGโs. I donโt need anything else.
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