TRADING INSIDE THE OB ZONES (PART ONE)

Adetunjiadetomiwa
9 min readJul 15, 2023

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(FULL BACKTESTING AND EXPLANATION)

Backtesting 1 — buy trade (successful)

USDJPY 13 JULY 2023

1hr timeframe

We have the Mss(Market Structure Shift) which makes the low that causes the MSS an orderblock.

1hr timeframe

15min timeframe

We have a 15min OB — A low that causes BOS becomes an OB which made us refine the OB to align with 1hr OB.

We have BOS and CHOCH/MSS as described in the image then

we have 2 lower highs that was broken with a rallybase rally.

5min timeframe

We have 5min MSS which confirms our bullish run

5min timeframe

END RESULT (5min timeframe )

Price moved well with 40-50pips

END RESULT ( 15min Timeframe)

Backtesting 2 — buy trade (successful)

NZDCAD 14 JULY 2023

1hr timeframe

There is no OB because there is no mss/bos

1hr timeframe

30min timeframe — 30min demand zone/orderblock

There is an OB on 30min timeframe

We have BOS AND CHOCH

After the choch, price breaks the lower high that gave us that choch with a big Rally move.

30min timeframe

15min timeframe

After the 30min choch we have a

15min bos and choch, we also have two lower highs broken with a ralky base rally

15min

5min timeframe

We have 5min MSS, combine with two bos and choch/mss.

END RESULT (5min timeframe)

Price moved well with 30pips

END RESULT (15min Timeframe)

END RESULT (30min Timeframe)

Backtesting 3 — buy trade (successful)

EURJPY — 19 Jan 23

1hr timeframe

We have an Order block

30min timeframe

Inside the demand zone, we have 30min bos/choch with mss

15min timeframe

To confirm our entry we had to look at the 15min timeframe .

15min MSS, bos and choch confirms a bullish run

30min timeframe

Setting stoplosses and take profit

END RESULT- 3Omin Timeframe

Price moved with over 300pips

Backtesting 4 — buy trade (failed)

EURJPY — 26 Jan 23

1hr timeframe

We have 1hr ob

15min timeframe

Price did not break the second lowerhigh though it gave us two lowerhighs and mss but it did not breaks the second lowerhigh

15min timeframe

So price failed because it did not breaks the second lower high but gave us little profit

INSIDE THE 1HR OB

EURJPY — 26 Jan 23

(Buy trade — successful)

Continuation

1hr timeframe

After price failed, price moved to our 1hr timeframe orderblock

15min timeframe

On the 15min timeframe, market breaks the two lower highs with rally Base Rally thereby giving us 15min Mss

NOTE: whenever there is 15min MSS inside 1hr demand zone/ob There is potential for a good buy combined with a break of two lower highs

1hr timeframe

Take profit at the OB

END RESULT (1HR TIMEFRAME)

Price moved with 60pips

Don’t reentry, to reenter you must set a zone and see how price behaves in that zone

Backtesting 5 _ buy trade (successful)

EURJPY — 30 Jan 2023

1hr timeframe

We had an OB because the low of the price gave us an mss or choch to the uptrend

30min timeframe

30min timeframe ob corresponds with 1hr timeframe ob so we refine our OB

15min timeframe

We have 15min Mss but the price did not hit our OB, so it is high risk trade

1hr timeframe

Take profit and buy zone set

End result — 1hr timeframe

Price moved with 80 pips

Backtesting 6 — buy trade (successful)

EURJPY — 1 Feb 2023

1hr timeframe

1hr Ob is the low that causes the bos

30min timeframe

Two lower highs after the mss.

The second lower high has been broken with a rallybase rally after the price touches the Ob zone

15min timeframe

Price broke the second lower high and that gave us 15min mss.

End result — 15min timeframe

Price moved with 55pips in profits

End result 30min timeframe

End result — 1hr timeframe

Backtesting 7 — buy trade (failed)

EURJPY — 23 Feb 2023

2hr timeframe

We have bos/choch and we also have OB in which price had touched the ob and has given us a 2hr mss. And also the two lowerhighs were broken with a huge rally

1hr timeframe

We also see a bos and mss which confirms a bullish run

15min timeframe

On the 15m chart, there was no bos/choch, though we have mss, we only add choch and mss which makes it an high risk trade

End result — 15min timeframe

Setup failed because there was no potential rally base rally that could hold the retracement

Backtesting 8 — buy trade (successful)

EURJPY —

23 -24 July 2023 (Asia session)

3hr timeframe

We have a demand zone because of the rally base rallybase

1hr timeframe

Two lower highs where broken with a Rally base rally and there was a sweep of the demand zone

30min timeframe

When there is a 30min bos and choch on an higher timeframe demand zone , there is a high potential for a bullish run and in addition , price sweep the demand zone

End result- 30min timeframe

Price moved with over 100pips

End result- 1hr timeframe

Backtesting 9 — sell trade (successful)

EURJPY — 1- 2 March 2023

1hr timeframe

An high that gives us bos/choch or mss becomes an orderblock

30min timeframe

Inside the OB, we have 30min bos and choch which confirms a bearish movement

End result — 30min timeframe

Price moved with 120 pips

Backtesting 10 — buy trade (failed)

EURJPY — 8–9 March 2023

1hr timeframe

We have an OB

15min timeframe

On the 15min timeframe entry we need to wait for a bos and choch but we only had bos

5min timeframe

Price gave us mss, which was a fake out. We were expecting choch on the 15min timeframe

End result- price failed — 15min timeframe

Price failed because we only had bos in the 15min timeframe, no choch

End result- 5min timeframe

Backtesting 11 — Eurjpy (buy trade) (successful)

Eurjpy — 9-10 March 2023

4hr timeframe

4hr Demand Zone and 1hr ob

1hr timeframe

Market sweep the 4hr demand zone and gave us 1hr mss

30min/15min timeframe

There is an mss/choch and also a bos that breaks the previous high as shown on the chart which signifies a bullish momentum

End result- 30min timeframe

Price moved with 90pips

End result- 4hr timeframe

Backtesting 12 — (buy trade) (successful)

Eurjpy 13 March 2023

1hr timeframe

We have a lower high that was broken with a Rally base rally after the 1hr mss

30min timeframe

There is bos and choch. When there is bos and choch on 30min tf , there is higher chances the trade will be bullish.

15min timeframe

We have bos and choch , breaker block, 5min ob was used as entry

End result- 15min timeframe

Price moved well with 80pips profit

You want to reentry for buy?

Nope

End result (1hr timeframe)

Price moved in profit (80pips) before the bearish move

Backtesting 17 (buy trade — failed)

Eurjpy 15–16 March 2023

4hr timeframe

Inside the 4hr Demand Zone

15min timeframe

We have 15min mss and 30min choch

Trade hits stoploss.

Why?

Because if we are trading a zone like 4hr or 3hr Demand Zone we have to wait for a 30min bos and choch

Thanks for reading.

Stay tuned for Part 2

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