What Is a Breaker Block?
A breaker block is a failed order block that price trades through and then retests from the opposite side. When an order block fails, it “breaks” and flips polarity — former support becomes resistance, or former resistance becomes support — giving you a fresh entry zone in the new direction.
How a breaker forms
- Price forms an order block and makes a move.
- That order block fails — price trades back through it (often after a liquidity sweep).
- Price then returns to the failed block from the other side.
- That retest zone is the breaker block.
How to trade a breaker
Breakers are a reversal/continuation tool. After the flip, you wait for price to retest the breaker and look for a reaction in the new direction, with a stop beyond the block and a target at the next liquidity. Pairs well with a CHoCH.
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Breaker block vs order block?
An order block is the origin of a move; a breaker block is an order block that failed and flipped direction. The breaker works in the opposite direction to the original block.
Are breaker blocks reliable?
They're higher-probability zones, not guarantees. Use them with structure, liquidity and risk management.
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