Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategyvsOrder Block strategy
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy: Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure. · Order Block strategy: Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
Order Block strategy
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
Indicators
- Market Structure (swing length 50)
- Order Block (swing length 10)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long on bullish CHoCH — the first sign of an up-regime.
- Short on bearish CHoCH.
- Long on a bullish OB retest (bull_retest > 0).
- Short on a bearish OB retest.
Exit rules
- An opposite-direction CHoCH closes the position.
- 4% trailing stop, 5-bar cooldown.
- Position closes when the OB is mitigated (price closes through the opposite edge).
- An opposite-side OB retest also invalidates the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Patient — CHoCH signals are sparse by design. The strategy sits flat for long stretches and then catches the early bar of a regime change.
Selective — OBs are sparse and retests are rarer still. The strategy spends most of the time flat and produces concentrated trades around real structure flips.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Market Structure (swing length 50)).
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
When to pick Order Block strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Order Block (swing length 10)).
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
Order Block strategy
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
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