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It explains key concepts such as OB, Source/Breaker/Continuation OBs, and bullish/bearish OB definitions, including validation rules and the required Return to Order Block (RTO) after a break. 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Then construct the order blocks on lower timeframes such as H1 and M15, keeping entries aligned with the higher-timeframe order flow bias.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What is the Last Step Broken + Retest (LSB + Retest) and how is it used?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"When price breaks a previous order block (closing above or below it), wait for a Return to Order Block (RTO) and retest the order block before entering. The break can be traded without retest, but you must watch for a possible return to the broken order block.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What determines where to place risk when trading a bullish or bearish order block?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"For bullish OBs, the low of the bullish order block is a relatively safer stop-loss location, and the text suggests using just below the 50% range to adjust risk after price moves away. For bearish OBs, the high of the bearish order block is the safer stop-loss location, and placing just above the 50% range can be used to raise the stop-loss after the move.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},300675,1789776029,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":29,"category_name":30,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":140,"language":141,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":142,"faqs":143,"seo_title":144,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":130,"read_time":41},2336464648322,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/2200025388227c56fec?_k=1778556882303663488","Trading using ICT’S Institutional ORDER BLOCK Theory  \n1. Identify OBs using a Higher TFs i.e. start from the Daily TF then H4 TF. Determine your order flow (Institutional Trend) using the D1 & H4 TFs.  \n2. Now that you have the Long Term directional/institutional bias, proceed to construct the OBs in lower TFs i.e. H1 and M15 . M15 being the Entry TF and Entries have to be in line with the HIGHER TF Order Flow/Institutional bias because that’s where the real trend is going.  \n3. When price breaks a previous OB (i.e. Closes above or Below an OB), we should wait for an RTO (Return to Order Block), before Entry. Price should retest the OB after breaking it. This Pattern is known as the Last Step Broken + Retest (LSB + Retest) . You can trade the break without waiting for a retest, however you must watch out for a possible return to the broken OB.  \nWith this Order Block Concept, we look forward to take trades from Source to Source. i.e. taking a trade from PEAK to PEAK. That’s the aim.  \n4. H4 I M15 Integration.  \nMonthly Chart= Bearish.  \nWeekly Chart= Bearish.  \nDaily Chart= Bearish  \nit means the Lower TFs/Intraday charts H4, H1 and M15 will be Correcting/Retracing Higher (i.e. making Lower Highs) . This is where you Expect the price to enter into a Premium (50+% bullish Retracement) and seek buy side liquidity to sell to.  \nMonthly Chart = Bullish  \nWeekly Chart = Bullish  \nDaily Chart = Bullish  \nIt means intraday Charts 4 Hour and less will be Correcting or Retracing Lower (i.e. making Higher Lows) . This is where you anticipate the market to enter a Discount (50+% bearish Retracement) and seek Sell Side Liquidity to Buy from.  \nICT INSTITUTIONAL ORDER BLOCK THEORY  \nWhat is an OB?  \nInstitutions trade using order blocks.  \nThe Order Block is a specific price range or candle where institutions will be buying or selling against the retail trend/dump money.  \nInstitutions leave order blocks for themselves to trade at a later stage.  \nThey will reverse the price to a previous order and then driving the price hard in the direction of the trend (The real institutional trend) .  \nThese order blocks we can also call them specific levels of either going Long or Short.  \nIf an order block is violated or broken, it now qualifies as a Breaker, meaning Price will retest back to that order block. Sometimes we call it a failed order block.  \nNB: YOU DON’T TRADE ORDER BLOCKS STRAIGHT AWAY, YOU WAIT FOR PRICE TO COME BACK TO THAT ORDER BLOCK THEN YOU TAKE A TRADE.  \nTypes of OBs:  \ni. Bullish Order Block (BUB)  \nii. Bearish Order Block (BEB)  \nThe Order of OBs  \n1. Source OB  \n2. Breaker OB  \n3. Continuation OB (Traditional/Basic OB)  \nBullish Source OB is the Lowest Candle or Price Bar with a Down Close that has the most range between Open to Close and is near a “Support” level. The support level can be YL, WL, ML, ADR Low…this is a Trend Reversal Order Block. It the last candle creating a Peak Formation Low I.e. Lowest price point on the chart. Hence a Bullish SOB indicates a shift in Market Structure from Bearish to Bullish.  \nValidation of a Bullish SOB: When the High of the Lowest Down Close Candle or Price Bar is traded through/surpassed by a later formed Candle or Price Bar.  \nEntry Techniques: When Price trades Higher away from the Bullish Order Block and then Returns to the Bullish Order Block Candle or Price Bar High – This is Bullish i.e. you wait for price to Return to Order Block or Return to Origin (RTO) then you enter. THE AIM IS TO TAKE A TRADE FROM SOURCE TO SOURCE.  \nDefining Risk: The Low of the Bullish Order Block is the location of a relatively safe Stop Loss placement. Just below the 50% of the Order Block total range is also considered to be a good location to raise the Stop Loss after Price runs away from the Bullish Order Block to reduce Risk when applicable.  \nBullish Order Block (BUB) -a Down Close candle in the most recent swing high which has the most range between the open and close. This is an area where ins","cbCaie2vhDd6bEYC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie2vhDd6bEYC","pdf",710191,12,"English","# Trading using ICT’s Institutional Order Block Theory\n## Identify OBs using higher timeframes and order flow\n## Construct OBs on lower timeframes (H1, M15)\n## Breaker + retest logic (LSB + Retest)\n## OB concepts and types (BUB, BEB, Source/Breaker/Continuation)\n## Validation rules and entry techniques (RTO)\n## Defining risk and stop-loss placement","[{\"question\":\"How do you identify order blocks using the ICT Institutional Order Block Theory?\",\"answer\":\"Start from the Daily timeframe and move to H4 to determine institutional trend using D1 \\u0026 H4. 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