Both are powerful smart money tools…
But use the wrong one in the wrong context, and you’ll enter right into a trap 😵💫
Let’s break it down like a prop firm trader would 👇
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🧠 First, What Are They?
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🔹 Mitigation Block (MB)
This is the last opposing candle before a BOS happens.
→ Smart money left unfilled orders there
→ Price pulls back to that area to “mitigate” their exposure
→ Then continues in the trend direction
📌 Context: Use it in continuation trades
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🔹 Breaker Block (BB)
This is the last failed zone that got broken by a liquidity sweep + BOS.
→ It held structure in the old trend
→ Got broken during a reversal
→ Now acts as resistance or support
📌 Context: Use it in reversal trades
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🔁 Quick Analogy:
• MB = You’re trading with the smart money
• BB = You’re trading after smart money flipped direction
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🧩 How to Identify Them on the Chart
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✅ Mitigation Block (MB)
1. Find a strong impulsive move (the BOS)
2. Locate the last candle in the opposite direction before that move
3. That candle = mitigation block
→ Price often comes back to it for a quick tap
→ Entry = on reaction
→ SL = behind the block
💡 Works best when aligned with FVG or OB
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✅ Breaker Block (BB)
1. Price makes a strong swing low or high (support/resistance)
2. Price sweeps that liquidity → then breaks structure
3. The zone that used to support/hold price now becomes a breaker block
→ It “broke” — and now it’s flipped
→ Entry = on retest + rejection
→ SL = above/below the breaker
🧠 It’s a trap zone — don’t fade it
🔥 Pro Tip:
A breaker block is a failed OB
A mitigation block is a respected OB
Both can be used — but only in the right story
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🧠 Recap Flow:
1. Mark key BOS
2. Check: Was there a liquidity sweep before it?
• Yes → look for Breaker Block
• No → stick to Mitigation Block
3. Wait for price to revisit
4. Watch for wick rejection or engulfing
5. Enter with confluence
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📌 Use them with:
• FVGs
• Volume/CVD confirmation
• Session timing (NY/LO)
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Once you master the context, these blocks stop being confusing rectangles…
They become your precision entry zones 🎯
#zerocosteducation