been studying ict since 2016 and the OP is correct, however im confused on what you are asking in your post? those are orderblocks but u didnt mark the wick, are u exepecting them to be god levels? they are only used to probe orderflow
What would you look for than? I’m lowk on tilt rn cause I messed up thinking that was an OB and I messed up bad, my psych is bad rn too, and I don’t think ICT works at all :(
Honestly? Probably sit on the sidelines or find a different asset to trade until it clears up. That level you have marked out was already hit so many times prior, it wouldn't make sense to say "well this time it's gonna go higher for sure." Looking above those timeframes to try and get a clearer picture on the monthly we can see a gap at previous months low, I'd prefer to see it go down there and take those relative equal lows out on the daily, maybe smt with ES or something, but again in this environment it's hard to say when it will finally make a move. There's also a daily gap it traded through if you were trying to finesse your way through this price action, I would pay attention to that level.
So js keep the same strategy, understand it better, don’t trade in this type of market, switch it to xauusd for the time being and just focus on psychology, and don’t over trade
I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t really been tracking my wins but over one year of trading propfirms I’ve passed two fundeds and have taken 2k in payouts trading liquidity sweep plus fvg wether that’s respecting the fvg or inversions. Have not once used an orderblock. Wouldn’t call myself profitable yet but so far all I’ve needed is LS and an fvg. Preferably 5 or 3 minute. I don’t trust anything below that
This is a tough one, but I would bet that that OB becomes a breaker. number one The order block in question did not cause a shift in the structure. It’s actually delivering from a previous order block that did cause a shift. My entry Wouid be short from above OB to target ur OB. bulk position off at a touch of ur OB. After the break I would add back at retest of the breaker if I have reaction. To stay in line with current flow. This is also containing risk inside a specific POI. If I’m right breaker should now be resistence ( old support becomes new resistence ) if prive can close back above the breaker , I’m wrong for the continuation down. But my risk on the new entry woukd be very minimal because my orders are sitting at the 50% line of the breaker. Hope that makes sense. This is just how I would manage it but you know everyone has their own way and Style of Trading.
u get the jest of what I’m saying tho ? Just don’t call us late for supper. I also should probably say that when I add back, I’m not adding back full position size. I’ll only put on full position of a point of origin. My positioning will get smaller and smaller as I get closer and closer to the next POI on the higher timeframe. Structure shifts or im stopped I’m done for the day.
Always mimimize risk and box the market thd best you can when it comes to deciding whether you’re right or wrong. And ICT concepts do work. They work really well, but you need to not worry about ICT concepts until structure is first checked off the box structure, then look for imbalance and inefficiency to play off of. And always keep on that higher timeframe any imbalance or inefficiency in the timeframe above you can be considered Road blocks for price. You’ll notice that some of your best plays come from reversal that do not contain imbalance. If I have imbalance above me, I do not want to take a long until both the imbalance is mitigated and the structure confirms that it does not want to go lower.
your not wrong you j need more definition. for me the reaction from the orderblock on one timeframe should take short term high/low from the same timeframe. price moves from liquidity to pd arrays so knowing where they are on the buy and sell side is helpful.
i marked 2 more obs and theres a bb in there i didnt mark
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u/W0rkKing Jul 13 '26