Most traders mark S&R but ignore the range behind it.
Every move big or small starts from a range.
That’s where institutions build positions, not after the breakout.
If you can read a range right, you’ll know where the move will likely begin.
Think of the range as a loading zone.
Within it, price oscillates between a discount (cheap) and premium (expensive) level.
Smart money buys at discount, sells at premium.
Noobs does the opposite chasing every breakout that fails.
When you mark S&R, always ask:
“Am I in premium or discount?”
•If price is near resistance inside a premium zone, it’s a sell zone.
•If price is near support inside a discount zone, it’s a buy zone.
Simple. But that context changes everything.
They trap most S&R traders fall into:
They buy every support and sell every resistance…
without checking where that level sits in the range.
A support in premium isn’t support, it’s a setup to get trapped.
As much as direction is impossible where you are is as well.
Here’s the formula:
👉 Identify the range.
👉 Split it in half (equilibrium).
👉 Wait for price to trade into premium (sell setups) or discount (buy setups).
👉 Then align with your S&R zone and structure.
That’s how you catch the move before it explodes.
S&R + Premium/Discount + Range = Precision.
Once you start combining these, you’ll stop forcing trades.
You’ll know when price is loading up… and when it’s ready to run.
You don’t need to catch every move.
You just need to catch the right side of one.
And it all starts from understanding where you are in the range.
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Stop chasing breakouts master HTF ranges and catch the move before it explodes.
Most traders get excited after the move happens.
Smart traders position before it starts.
Here’s how 👇🏽
Every move starts in a box.
Before price trends, it consolidates engineering liquidity, resting orders, and setting traps.
Most most of us ignore what’s most important “Range” where the market decides its next direction.
Your job is to wait patiently for the buildup.
Every storyline starts with a range
CRT - candle range theory is a range concept yet many limit range to a single candle never.
Also, every structure you mark is a range.
This is why range is important.
How to stop guessing and start timing your trades with precision.
You’ve marked your levels perfectly…
Price taps it, you enter, and boom it fakes you out.
Let’s fix that 👇🏽
A Thread 🧵
Confirmation isn’t “I saw a candle, so I jumped in.”
It’s patience.
It’s waiting for proof that your level truly matters.
Your SnR is just an area of interest (AOI)
Your confirmation is the market saying,
“Yes, I respect this level.”
Start with the Engulfing Candle.
An engulfing candle is your first real sign of power shift, it’s not every-time you’ll see a breakout on one timeframe lower, but most times engulfing candles on your AOI are breakouts in disguise.