Lesson 08 · Bootcamp Ep. 25
Orderblocks
The lesson defines an order block as the final opposite-direction candle involved in a confirmed change in price delivery. The creator treats the pattern as meaningful only when it appears in the right liquidity and momentum context—not every red candle before a rally or green candle before a drop is automatically an order block.
Sweep liquidity → form an opposite-colour candle → close decisively through that candle → mark its open → watch for a retracement and continuation.
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Timestamp ranges are approximate and may overlap.
- The creator distinguishes order blocks from broad supply-and-demand zones.
- He also relates the idea to CISD: Change in State of Delivery.
- An order block is a specific candle formation showing that price delivery has shifted after meaningful liquidity has been taken.
- The surrounding context determines whether the candle matters.
- Bullish order block: Price sweeps a meaningful low or sell-side liquidity.
- Bullish order block: A bearish/down-close candle forms.
- Bullish order block: The following bullish candle closes above that bearish candle.
- Bullish order block: The bearish candle's open becomes the main order-block reference.
- Bullish order block: A later retracement to the block may support a long continuation.
- Bearish order block: Price sweeps a meaningful high or buy-side liquidity.
- Bearish order block: A bullish/up-close candle forms.
- Bearish order block: The following bearish candle closes below that bullish candle.
- Bearish order block: The bullish candle's open becomes the order-block reference.
- Bearish order block: A retracement to the block may support a short continuation.
- While the candidate candle is forming, the trader does not yet know that it will become a valid order block.
- Confirmation requires the next move to close through the candidate candle in the expected direction.
- A strong candle body and decisive momentum are preferred.
- The candle's open is emphasized as the most important reference; some traders may mark the full candle range as a zone.
- If price returns to a validated order block and respects it, the retest can serve as an entry location.
- For a bullish block, risk is generally invalidated below the block or swept low.
- For a bearish block, risk is generally invalidated above the block or swept high.
- The creator also uses order blocks to read institutional order flow and directional continuation, not just as mechanical entry signals.
- Lower-quality order blocks include:
- Candles with small bodies and excessive wicks.
- Patterns that did not follow a meaningful liquidity sweep.
- Candidates that never receive a confirming close.
- Blocks that price cleanly violates on the retracement.
- Isolated formations taken without trend, liquidity, or momentum context.
“Institutional order flow” and order-block reactions are part of the creator's ICT framework. A candle formation cannot verify who placed the underlying orders, and the level can fail; it should be treated as contextual evidence rather than guaranteed support or resistance.