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POIs, EXPLAINED

Points of Interest

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Section 1 2:21

What Are POIs?

What you'll learn: The plain-English definition of a point of interest, the family of names traders use for them, and why the labels matter less than the concept.

Key Moments
Core Concepts
Critical Takeaways
  • A POI is an area, not a precise price. Treat them as zones.
  • Don't get caught on labels. Order blocks, supply/demand, S/R - same concept dressed up differently.
  • The POI is where you wait for price to come to you. Patience is the strategy.
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Section 2 3:21

What Is an Order Block?

What you'll learn: The bullish and bearish OB definitions, why structure must break first, and the institutional footprint logic behind why they work.

Key Moments
Core Concepts
Critical Takeaways
  • Bullish OB = last red before an up structure break. Bearish OB = last green before a down break.
  • No structure break = no OB. Both pieces matter.
  • Mark, project, wait. The retest is the entry.
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Section 3 5:01

How to Mark Order Blocks

What you'll learn: Why you should pick a marking method and stick with it, what to do with wicks, and the test for whether a candle qualifies at all.

Key Moments
Critical Takeaways
  • One candle or two consecutive ones - either works. Pick a rule and use it every time.
  • Wicks or no wicks - also a methodology call. Stay consistent so the data is comparable.
  • If you're squinting at the screen wondering whether it's an OB, it isn't.
04
Section 4 8:25

What Makes a Good OB

What you'll learn: The filter that separates a clean OB from a noisy one - and the role displacement plays in confirming the level.

Key Moments
Core Concepts
Critical Takeaways
  • The follow-through tells you the OB's quality. Strong = good. Weak = skip.
  • An OB followed by an FVG is a high-confidence read. Inefficiency proves the move was real.
  • Build discretion over time. The first 100 OBs you mark teach you what an A+ one looks like.
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Section 5 10:41

The Full Workflow

What you'll learn: How HTF structure, HTF OBs, and LTF OBs stack into one trade idea - and why the $10K Bitcoin reaction came from confluence, not the daily candle itself.

Key Moments
Critical Takeaways
  • Top down. Weekly first. Then daily. Then your execution time frame.
  • The HTF gives you the zone. The LTF gives you the entry.
  • The big moves come from stacked confluence. Singles produce small reactions.
  • Drawing a box on a chart isn't a trade. The trade is the box + the structure + the bias + the execution.
Practical Tip

After marking your weekly OB, zoom in on the daily inside it. If a daily OB sits inside the weekly zone, that's your refined entry. The stop is below the daily, not below the weekly.

Putting It All Together

Your POI Workflow

Top down, every time. Bias first, zone second, entry third.

1

Set HTF bias

Weekly market structure. Bullish, bearish, or ranging.

2

Mark the HTF OB

The last opposite candle before the structure break that originated the leg.

3

Confirm impulse

Was the follow-through strong? Did it leave an FVG? Good OBs come with displacement.

4

Drop a time frame

Look for a daily or 4H OB inside the HTF zone. Same logic, smaller candle.

5

Wait for the retest

Don't pre-empt. Let price come into the zone.

6

Execute with discipline

Entry at the OB edge, stop on the far side. Size to the stop, not the conviction.

7

Practice on Breakout

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