One terminal, every layer

One candle closing beyond the last swing high in an uptrend, or the last swing low in a downtrend (Level-1).

On the chart

A solid blue line from the broken swing to the bar that closed through it.

What it tells you

The trend is continuing. The side in control is still in control.

Confirm with

A pullback that holds a higher low (uptrend) or lower high (downtrend).

Common mistake

Counting a wick as a break. RTC only uses closes.

Two candles closing beyond the opposite swing (Level-2): the last higher low in an uptrend, or the last lower high in a downtrend.

On the chart

A dashed amber line at the swing that broke. One close only shows as CHoCH? 1/2 until the second close.

What it tells you

Structure has shifted. With one close only, it is not validated yet.

Confirm with

A BOS in the new direction after the CHoCH.

Common mistake

Trading against the higher timeframe on a small-timeframe CHoCH.

Every swing high and low, labelled against the one before it.

On the chart

Small grey dots with HH, HL, LH or LL.

What it tells you

HH and HL mean an uptrend. LH and LL mean a downtrend. A mix means a range.

Confirm with

Two or more swings in a row in the same direction.

Common mistake

Marking every tiny wiggle. RTC uses clear swings.

A three-candle gap left by a fast move: the wick of candle one and candle three do not overlap.

On the chart

A teal box. ½ in the label means price has filled half of it.

What it tells you

Price moved too fast. It often returns to rebalance part of the gap.

Confirm with

A reaction from the gap in the direction of the move that created it.

Common mistake

Using every tiny gap. Gaps from moves that broke structure matter most.

A fair value gap that price closed straight through. It now works the other way.

On the chart

A purple dashed box where an old FVG was.

What it tells you

A bullish gap that failed becomes resistance, and a bearish gap that failed becomes support.

Confirm with

A retest of the inverted gap from the other side that holds.

Common mistake

Keeping the old meaning of the gap after price closed through it.

The overlap of a bullish and a bearish gap: both sides have used that price.

On the chart

A yellow box over the overlapping part of two gaps.

What it tells you

A tight, efficient zone. Price often reacts sharply there.

Confirm with

A clean reaction on the first touch.

Common mistake

Using a BPR that is very wide. Tight ones work best.

The last opposite candle before the move that broke structure.

On the chart

An indigo box. Tested means price has already touched it once.

What it tells you

Where big orders were placed. Price often reacts when it returns.

Confirm with

The move from it broke structure and left a gap. Fresh blocks work better than tested ones.

Common mistake

Calling every candle an order block. It must be linked to a break.

An order block that failed: price closed through it. It now works from the other side.

On the chart

An orange dashed box marked BREAKER.

What it tells you

Traders trapped in the failed block exit when price returns, so it often holds as the opposite zone.

Confirm with

A sweep before the break, and a retest of the breaker that rejects.

Common mistake

Treating a broken order block as dead. It often becomes a breaker.

Left shoulder, a higher high, then a lower low (or the mirror). The left shoulder level is the QML line.

On the chart

A solid pink line at the left shoulder.

What it tells you

Structure changed with a sweep of the high first. The QML line is where the reversal is often traded.

Confirm with

Price returns to the QML line and rejects it.

Common mistake

Taking a QML against a strong higher timeframe trend.

Yesterday’s high and low.

On the chart

Gold dashed lines. A tick (✓) means price has swept the level.

What it tells you

Many stops and breakout orders rest there. Price often runs one side before the real move.

Confirm with

A sweep and a close back inside, then a CHoCH.

Common mistake

Assuming a sweep always reverses. Sometimes the level just breaks.

The high and low of the Asia session.

On the chart

Lavender dashed lines marked ASH and ASL.

What it tells you

London often runs one side of the Asia range before choosing a direction.

Confirm with

A London sweep of one side that closes back inside.

Common mistake

Using it on H4, where the session range is lost.

Two highs or two lows at almost the same price.

On the chart

Green dashed lines marked EQH or EQL.

What it tells you

Obvious double tops and bottoms hold a pool of stops. They are magnets.

Confirm with

A sweep through the equal level, then rejection.

Common mistake

Buying a double bottom just because it looks like support.

A wick through a swing high or low that closes back inside. A wick is never a BOS.

On the chart

A red cross on the wick with an SFP badge.

What it tells you

Stops were taken and the break failed. The trapped side fuels the reversal.

Confirm with

A CHoCH after the sweep, ideally into an order block or gap.

Common mistake

Trading the SFP bar alone without a structure shift.

The New York midnight open and the weekly open price.

On the chart

Grey dotted lines marked MO and WO.

What it tells you

They split the day and the week into cheap and expensive. Buys below the open, sells above it.

Confirm with

Price below the midnight open and a bullish shift for buys, or the reverse.

Common mistake

Using them as exact entries. They are context.

The current range split at 50% (EQ). The upper half is premium, the lower half is discount.

On the chart

A rose shade above EQ, a blue shade below it, and a dotted EQ line.

What it tells you

Buy in discount, sell in premium. Buying in premium means a worse price and a wider stop.

Confirm with

A buy setup in discount with bullish structure, or the reverse.

Common mistake

Using a range that is too small to matter.

The optimal trade entry: the 62% to 79% retracement of the last swing.

On the chart

A gold band inside the range, marked OTE.

What it tells you

Where pullbacks in a trend often end, giving a deep entry with a tight stop.

Confirm with

An order block or gap inside the OTE band.

Common mistake

Entering on the first touch without any reaction.

The hours when gold usually moves: Asia, London, New York AM, the Silver Bullet hour and New York PM.

On the chart

Light shading on the chart and a live countdown in your own time.

What it tells you

Setups inside a killzone have volume behind them. Outside, moves are often slow.

Confirm with

A sweep or structure shift during London or New York AM.

Common mistake

Forcing trades in the quiet hours between sessions.

A panic bar at the end of a fall: very wide, on huge volume, often closing off the low.

On the chart

A long down bar after a run of down bars, with the biggest volume of the move.

What it tells you

Retail is selling in fear and professionals are buying it all. The fall is close to its end.

Confirm with

An automatic rally after it, then a retest of the low on lower volume.

Common mistake

Buying the climax bar itself. The first low is often retested.

High volume on a down bar that closes in the middle or top of its range.

On the chart

A down bar with a long lower wick and volume clearly above the last bars.

What it tells you

Big buyers are stopping the fall. Selling met a wall of demand.

Confirm with

A quiet test of the low, or a no supply bar, in the next few bars.

Common mistake

Treating it as a reversal on its own. It stops a fall; it does not start a rally.

Price dips below a clear range low, then closes back near the high of the bar.

On the chart

A wick below support that closes inside the range, often on rising volume.

What it tells you

Stops below the low were taken and sellers were flushed out. Supply is used up.

Confirm with

The next bars hold above the range low. A low-volume test of the spring is the classic entry area.

Common mistake

Calling every break of a low a spring. If price closes below and stays there, it is a breakdown.

A narrow down bar on volume lower than the two bars before it.

On the chart

A small red bar in a pullback with the lowest volume in the area.

What it tells you

Sellers are not interested at these prices. The pullback is running out of supply.

Confirm with

A later bar must close above the high of the no supply bar. Until then it shows as Watching.

Common mistake

Trading it in a strong downtrend. It works best in a pullback inside an uptrend.

A bar that dips into an area of earlier selling on low volume and closes near its high.

On the chart

A down move into old support with a small volume bar, closing high.

What it tells you

Professionals check whether supply is still there. Low volume says it is gone.

Confirm with

Price lifts away from the test. A test after stopping volume or a spring is the strongest.

Common mistake

Reading a high-volume dip as a test. A real test is quiet.

A wide up bar on high volume that closes near its high.

On the chart

A strong blue bar with amber or purple volume under it.

What it tells you

Real buying: the effort (volume) produced a result (range). Demand is in control.

Confirm with

A later bar must close above the high of the effort bar. Then pullbacks into the bar are watched.

Common mistake

Chasing it at the top of an old rally, where it can turn into a buying climax.

High volume, a small range, then price breaks above the high of that bar.

On the chart

A short bar with big volume in a fall, followed by a close above its high.

What it tells you

Sellers pushed hard but buyers absorbed every order. Once the high broke, buyers had won.

Confirm with

The break of the bar high is the confirmation. Pullbacks to that bar often hold.

Common mistake

Guessing the side before the break. Big effort with no result can go either way.

A wide bar closing on its low, then a bar of similar size closing on its high, both with volume.

On the chart

Two big bars side by side: one red to the low, one blue back to the high.

What it tells you

The whole fall of the first bar was rejected by the next. Sellers were trapped.

Confirm with

The next bars hold above the low of the pair.

Common mistake

Using it in a range middle. It matters most at a level or after a sweep.

A euphoric bar at the end of a rise: very wide, on huge volume.

On the chart

A long up bar after a run of up bars, with the biggest volume of the move, often with an upper wick.

What it tells you

The crowd buys in greed and professionals sell into it. The rally is near its end.

Confirm with

An automatic reaction down, then a weak retest of the high.

Common mistake

Selling the climax bar itself. The high is often retested first.

Price pushes above recent highs, then closes near the low of the bar.

On the chart

A long upper wick through a high, a close in the lower part of the bar, often on high volume.

What it tells you

Buy stops above the high were triggered and sold into. A trap for breakout buyers.

Confirm with

The next bars stay below the upthrust high. No demand after it adds weight.

Common mistake

Selling every wick. Without volume and a close near the low it is just noise.

A narrow up bar on volume lower than the two bars before it.

On the chart

A small blue bar in a rally with the lowest volume in the area.

What it tells you

Buyers are not interested at these prices. The rise is running out of demand.

Confirm with

A later bar must close below the low of the no demand bar. Until then it shows as Watching.

Common mistake

Selling it in a strong uptrend. It works best in a bounce inside a downtrend.

A wide down bar on high volume that closes near its low.

On the chart

A strong red bar with amber or purple volume under it.

What it tells you

Real selling: the effort produced a result. Supply is in control.

Confirm with

A later bar must close below the low of the effort bar.

Common mistake

Selling it at the bottom of an old fall, where it can turn into a selling climax.

High volume, a small range, then price breaks below the low of that bar.

On the chart

A short bar with big volume in a rally, followed by a close below its low.

What it tells you

Buyers pushed hard but sellers absorbed every order. Once the low broke, sellers had won.

Confirm with

The break of the bar low is the confirmation. Rallies back into that bar often fail.

Common mistake

Guessing the side before the break.

A wide bar closing on its high, then a bar of similar size closing on its low, both with volume.

On the chart

Two big bars side by side: one blue to the high, one red back to the low.

What it tells you

The whole rise of the first bar was rejected by the next. Buyers were trapped.

Confirm with

The next bars stay below the high of the pair.

Common mistake

Using it in a range middle. It matters most at a level or after a sweep.

High volume but a small range: a lot of effort with very little result.

On the chart

A short bar with an amber or purple volume bar under it.

What it tells you

Someone is absorbing the other side. It is a battle, not a winner yet.

Confirm with

Wait for a close beyond the high (buyers won, AU) or the low (sellers won, AD).

Common mistake

Picking a side early. Let the break tell you.

A no demand, no supply, effort or absorption bar that is not confirmed yet.

On the chart

An outlined bar with a grey code and a question mark, listed first in Latest signals.

What it tells you

The setup exists but the market has not agreed yet.

Confirm with

It turns into a full signal when a later bar breaks the signal bar in the right direction.

Common mistake

Acting on a Watching bar as if it were confirmed.

A volume bar at least 1.8 times the average of the last 20 bars.

On the chart

An amber volume bar.

What it tells you

Professionals are active. Something important may be happening on that bar.

Confirm with

Read the price bar on top: did it close with the volume (effort up or down) or against it (absorption, stopping volume)?

Common mistake

Treating high volume as bullish or bearish on its own. It is a question, not an answer.

A volume bar at least 3 times the average, or the biggest bar of the day at 2.2 times or more.

On the chart

A purple volume bar with a ring on top.

What it tells you

A climax or a major turning point is likely. These bars often mark the end of a move, not the start.

Confirm with

Look for a climax, stopping volume or absorption reading on the same bar, then a quiet test.

Common mistake

Chasing the bar. Ultra high volume at an extreme is usually the professionals taking the other side.

High volume on a bar that contains a high-impact news release, such as NFP, CPI or FOMC.

On the chart

A red volume bar with an N badge. The news name shows in the tooltip and the side card.

What it tells you

The volume came from a news event, so it is less clean than normal professional activity.

Confirm with

Let the news bar finish. Read the next one or two bars: a close back inside the spike is often the real tell.

Common mistake

Reading a news spike like a normal climax. Wait for the market to settle.

Volume traded at each price for the bars on screen. POC is the busiest price; VAH and VAL fence 70% of the volume.

On the chart

Bars on the right edge of the chart with a gold POC line and red VAH and VAL lines.

What it tells you

Inside value the market is fair and two-sided. Outside value one side is in control.

Confirm with

Acceptance outside value (several closes) or a quick return inside it.

Common mistake

Using a profile from too few bars. Zoom out for a more reliable POC.

A sideways range after a fall where professionals quietly buy.

On the chart

A blue dashed box with SC, AR, ST, Spring, SOS and LPS badges.

What it tells you

Supply is being absorbed. When it is gone, price marks up out of the range.

Confirm with

A sign of strength above the range, then a last point of support that holds.

Common mistake

Buying in the middle of the range. The edges and the spring are where it matters.

The bounce right after the selling climax. Its high marks the top of the range.

On the chart

The first strong push up after SC.

What it tells you

Short sellers cover and buyers step in. The range is now defined between SC and AR.

Confirm with

A secondary test back toward the SC low on lower volume.

Common mistake

Treating the AR as the new trend. It usually just sets the range.

A return toward the climax low on lower volume and a narrower range.

On the chart

A pullback into the lower part of the range with less volume than the SC.

What it tells you

Sellers are weaker than at the climax.

Confirm with

Volume and spread smaller than at SC.

Common mistake

Expecting only one ST. There can be several.

A shake-out below the range low that quickly closes back inside.

On the chart

A dip under support with a fast recovery, often the lowest point of the range.

What it tells you

The last sellers and stops are taken. The cause for the markup is built.

Confirm with

A test of the spring on low volume that holds.

Common mistake

Buying a break that keeps closing below support.

A strong rally that closes above the top of the range.

On the chart

Wide blue bars on good volume breaking the AR high.

What it tells you

Demand is now in control and markup is starting.

Confirm with

A pullback that holds above the old range top (LPS).

Common mistake

Chasing the breakout bar. The LPS pullback is the cleaner area.

The pullback after the sign of strength that holds at or above the range top.

On the chart

A shallow dip on low volume after SOS.

What it tells you

Old resistance has become support. The last chance to join before markup.

Confirm with

Low volume on the dip and a close back up.

Common mistake

Waiting for a perfect retest that never comes.

A sideways range after a rise where professionals quietly sell.

On the chart

A rose dashed box with BC, AR, ST, UTAD, SOW and LPSY badges.

What it tells you

Demand is being absorbed. When it is gone, price marks down out of the range.

Confirm with

A sign of weakness below the range, then a last point of supply that fails.

Common mistake

Selling in the middle of the range.

A push above the range high that fails and closes back inside.

On the chart

A spike over resistance late in the range, followed by weakness.

What it tells you

Buy stops are taken and the last buyers are trapped.

Confirm with

Price falls back into the range and fails to return above it.

Common mistake

Buying the breakout without waiting for acceptance.

A strong drop that closes below the bottom of the range.

On the chart

Wide red bars on good volume breaking the range low.

What it tells you

Supply is in control and markdown is starting.

Confirm with

A weak bounce that fails below the old range bottom (LPSY).

Common mistake

Selling the breakdown bar itself.

The weak bounce after the sign of weakness that fails at or below the range bottom.

On the chart

A small rally on low volume after SOW.

What it tells you

Old support has become resistance.

Confirm with

Low volume on the bounce and a close back down.

Common mistake

Calling every bounce an LPSY.

0, 0.5, 0.618, 0.705, 0.79 and 1 of the current dealing range.

On the chart

Thin gold lines with the level and its price.

What it tells you

The deeper the pullback, the better the price, until 0.79.

Confirm with

An order block or gap inside 0.62 to 0.79.

Common mistake

Entering at 0.5 in a strong trend without a zone.

The 14-period RSI in its own pane under the price, with 30, 50 and 70 marked.

On the chart

A gold line in the lower pane.

What it tells you

Momentum. Above 50 favours buyers, below 50 favours sellers.

Confirm with

RSI agreeing with structure.

Common mistake

Selling only because RSI is above 70.

Price makes a lower low while RSI makes a higher low (bullish), or a higher high while RSI makes a lower high (bearish).

On the chart

Cyan lines on price and on RSI with a BULL DIV or BEAR DIV badge.

What it tells you

Momentum is fading in the direction of the move.

Confirm with

A sweep and a CHoCH after the divergence.

Common mistake

Trading a divergence against a strong H1 trend.