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Chapter 21 · Part Five

Glossary

Every term in the model, in one place.

About 4 minutes

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BOS

Break of structure. Price breaks a swing point in the direction of the existing trend, confirming continuation.

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Displacement

A strong, impulsive move with big-bodied candles. Institutional intent.

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DOL

Draw on liquidity. The magnet price is heading toward.

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EQ

Equilibrium. The fifty percent level of a range.

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ERL

External range liquidity. Highs and lows outside a range where stops cluster.

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Flip candle

The last opposing candle before a displacement. A valid entry point.

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FTSH / FTSL

Failure to seek highs or lows. Price tried and could not.

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FVG

Fair value gap. A three-candle imbalance that price tends to return to.

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IFVG

Inverse FVG. A gap that has been displaced through and flipped its role.

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IRL

Internal range liquidity. Fair value inside a range.

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Kill zone

The windows the model is most likely to fire in. Primarily 9:00 to 10:30 AM CT.

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MSS

Market structure shift. Price breaks structure against the existing trend.

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Neckline

The structure level that must break to confirm an MSS.

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Order block

The last opposing candle before a displacement, marked as a level. The same candle is called the flip candle when it is used as the entry trigger.

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Premium / discount

Upper and lower halves of a range. Sell zone and buy zone.

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Protected high / low

A swing point defended across multiple tests, usually formed at an HTF level.

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R

One unit of risk. Entry to structural stop, in dollars.

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Structural stop

A stop beyond the swept wick. Width set by the chart.

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