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OHLC stands for Open-High-Low-Close. This is the anatomy of a BEARISH candle. A bearish candle opens, makes the high of the candle, expands making the low of the candle and then closes.
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OLHC stands for Open-Low-High-Close. This is the anatomy of a BULLISH candle. A bullish candle opens, create the low of the candle, expands making the high of the candle and then closes.
When you are able to anticipate the anatomy of candle sticks, you can find endless opportunities in the markets.
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Price is fractal. Once you see it you wonโt unsee it.
Hereโs your homework: go into your charts, pick any daily candle, mark out the OHLC/OLHC, then drop into the hourly chart. Observe the formation of this daily candle through the hourly candle sticks.
Mastering this concept will allow you to effectively observe the manipulation whilst positioning yourself to capitalize on the distribution.
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This is a liquidity grab that occurs during OHLC/OLHC. The candle manipulates lower, sweeping the swing low, before distributing in its intended direction.
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When the draw on liquidity is clear, you can use this concept to make sniper-like executions.
This is how you frame daily & weekly profiles. Once you understand this concept deeply, you will start to anticipate the candleโs formation in real-time.
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CISD (Change in State of Delivery)
Refers to a significant shift in how price is being delivered. From trending (expansion) to consolidation or vice-versa.
This will help you detect market shifting direction from bullish to bearish or vice-versa, based on the market behavior and current intent for the market delivery not the price patterns.
True Reversal is not Pullback
CISD helps filter out the fakeouts and retracement by identifying when Smart Money is done with one side of the market and targeting the next PD Array.
Step 1: Shift in Market Structure
A break in swing structure in a higher timeframe suggesting initial signs of reversal.
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What is an Order Block (OB)?
An orderblock is defined as change in state of delivery. You mark orderblocks by marking up the last bullish/bearish candle or series of bullish/bearish candles before displacement.
Where Do You Find a High Probability Order Blocks (OB)
A High Probability OB is found near a PD array after a displacement, for example it will align itself with a FVG in the same direction of the given Bias.
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What is an Order Block (OB)?
This is the last bullish/bearish candle before a strong displacement move that breaks a market structure.
What is a Fair Value Gap (FVG)?
Also known as inefficiency This occurs when we have strong moves that create gaps between 1st and third the candle in the same direction.
This confirms a possibility that the price will revisit the place and also the price is moving in 1 direction with intent.
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The OB gives a structure and market intent where FVG offers refinement and entry precision.
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Identify the Higher Timeframe Narrative
Starting with the weekly and daily charts, marking internal liquidities and external liquidities. Where is the price coming from and where is it going?
Are there external liquidity pools (highs/lows outside the previous week)?
Are we drawing to internal liquidity pools (these are usually found inside last weekโs range)?
These are all the questions you should ask and answer yourself.
Define The Weekly Target
Weekly price usually expands in one direction, after forming the high or low of the week early on (Mon-Tue) and expanding away.
If bullish, the low of the week is likely to form early on the week and expands upwards.
If bearish, the high of the week is likely to form early on the week and expands downwards.
This is when the price breaks a key swing high or low, signaling a potential change in directional bias. This often happens after liquidity sweep (liquidity grab).