Jesse Rogers explains why traders misidentify order blocks and how to find the right ones. Most traders label every reversal candle as an order block, but the real setup requires a support level with a fair value gap, buying strength that breaks structure, and a swing low that creates sell-side liquidity to trade into.
Your order blocks fail you because you choose the wrong ones. The problem is you're oversimplifying them. And this means that you're choosing every down close candle before an up move as an order block, which doesn't work. And you're treating every up close candle before a down move as an order block, which again doesn't work. But enough said, here is what you need to look for in price in order to choose the right order blocks. First, if you're bullish, start by identifying a support level in price here. This bullish breaker combined with a fair value gap makes for a good support level. Next, you want to see price trade into into it and then displays up. This simply means that you want to see price break through structure rapidly forming a fair value gap. Then as a bonus, seeing a swing low appear above the order block is great news because this acts as a sell side liquidity pool that traps the sellers. And now it's a waiting game. You place your long entry, wait for price to return to the order block, sweep the sell side liquidity, tap into the fair value gap and then move away much higher, putting profits in your pockets. And now if you want to learn more about order blocks or ICT in general, then I have a full free course that can help you with exactly that. Just comment the word free and it's yours to study for life.
