Zones do not die, they flip
Order blocks and fair value gaps are areas where price often reacts. But sometimes price closes straight through them. Many traders then forget the zone. Smart money traders do the opposite: a zone that failed often works again, from the other side.
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Breaker blocks
A breaker is an order block that failed. Price closed through it, so the traders who entered there are trapped. When price comes back to the block, they exit at breakeven and their orders push price away again, this time in the new direction.
- The best breakers form after a sweep of liquidity, then a break through the order block.
- RTC draws them as orange dashed boxes marked BREAKER.
- If price closes back through the breaker, the idea is wrong.
Inversion fair value gaps
An inversion FVG (iFVG) is a fair value gap that price closed through. A bullish gap that failed becomes resistance; a bearish gap that failed becomes support. RTC turns the box purple and dashed once it inverts.
Balanced price range (BPR)
A BPR forms where a bullish and a bearish gap overlap. Price moved quickly through that area in both directions, so it is very efficient. Tight BPRs often give sharp, clean reactions.
Key takeaways
- A failed zone often works again from the other side.
- Breaker = failed order block. iFVG = failed gap. BPR = overlap of two gaps.
- Use closes, not wicks, to decide if a zone failed.
- Combine flipped zones with structure and premium or discount.
Three quick questions
A breaker is a failed order block.
A close through the gap inverts it.
BPR is where two opposite gaps overlap.
Educational content only. Not financial advice. Chart examples are illustrations, not real trades.