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[ANALYSIS] Understanding Order Block Trading in Crypto (Smart Money Concepts)
Retail traders use standard support and resistance. Institutional traders use Order Blocks (OBs). Here is how to identify where the "Smart Money" is placing their limits.
What is an Order Block?
An OB is the last bearish candle before a strong bullish impulse (or vice versa). It represents a zone where large financial institutions manipulated the price to accumulate liquidity before pushing the market in their desired direction.
How to Trade It:
Retail traders use standard support and resistance. Institutional traders use Order Blocks (OBs). Here is how to identify where the "Smart Money" is placing their limits.
What is an Order Block?
An OB is the last bearish candle before a strong bullish impulse (or vice versa). It represents a zone where large financial institutions manipulated the price to accumulate liquidity before pushing the market in their desired direction.
How to Trade It:
- Wait for the price to break market structure (BOS).
- Mark the last opposite candle before the breakout.
- Set your limit entry when the price retraces back into this zone to mitigate institutional drawdowns.