Strong Highs/Lows
A Strong rejection of higher or lower prices is a fast change of direction, the aggression shown is BFI activity. These highs and lows created and will be protected by BFIs. We look at strong highs/lows as a continuation of trend structure LH or HL.
A strong high or low will be sustained by an aggressive move away (speed) (Price will normally create a future POI) with continued mitigations away from the strong high/low.
Strong Highs or Strong lows can be seen on multiple timeframes. - Think Fractal High/Lows!
Price delivery: ● Aggression/Speed ● Causes a swing bos ● Created at HTF Mitigation - Momentum shift
Look for aggression at highs/lows and not for any particular candle formations. An aggressive change of direction is what matters (speed), not candle formation.
The reason is that candle formations are different on every timeframe, but strong highs/lows are visible on more than one timeframe.
Understanding Strong highs or Strong Lows is the reason our stops can be tight (above or below the H/L) because the BFIs will always protect their positions so price will not break past that strong high or low. When a strong high or low is taken out, order flow/Price delivery has now changed.
Weak Highs/Lows
A Weak rejection of higher or lower prices can be a slow or fast move. A fast move will lead to a false intention as it will not go on to create anything of significance, this can be seen when no HTF Swing break of structure is taken out. A slow move away can be easily identified as a correction, stacked highs or lows together. We look at weak highs/lows as liquidity to support a future move higher or lower. Price delivery: ● Slow change of direction (sideways PA) ● No HTF swing structure bos ● Not created at a HTF Mitigation Look for swing points formed slowly, turning reluctantly with no apparent aggressive activity. Look for swing points formed fast but don't go on to create anything significant swing bos. No aggression > Slow Change of Direction = Weak Low or High which now becomes future liquidity. Weak highs/lows are places the price is likely to shoot through.
Strong high/ weak low concept by AKFX :
He uses a different approach to it. Strong high / weak low observed through quasimodo // SH (market shift) +BMS ( break of market structure) + RTO ( return to the origin)
Strong high :
Weak low:
Strong Low: