Points of Interest (POI)
The Trinity of Smart Money Zones
What is a Point of Interest?
A Point of Interest (POI) is a specific price zone where we expect a high-probability reaction. It's not a random line on a chart – it's a zone backed by institutional order flow and market mechanics.
The POI Trinity
Our entire strategy revolves around three types of POIs:
1. Supply & Demand Zones (Order Blocks)
- •The last candle before an impulsive institutional move
- •These zones hold unfilled orders – price returns to fill them
- •Think of them as the "footprint" of where banks bought or sold
2. Fair Value Gaps (FVG) – Imbalance
- •A gap in the price ladder where candle wicks don't overlap
- •Created when institutions move price too fast for two-way trading
- •Price is magnetized to return and fill the inefficiency
3. Liquidity Pools (Sweeps)
- •Clusters of stop losses sitting at obvious levels (PDH/PDL, session extremes, equal highs/lows)
- •Smart money engineers price into these clusters to fill their own orders
- •After the sweep, price reverses – the "trap" becomes our entry
Why This Trinity Works
Each POI type represents a different aspect of institutional activity:
- •S&D = Where they placed orders
- •FVG = Where they moved too fast (unfinished business)
- •LQ = Where they hunted retail stops to fill positions
When two or more POI types overlap (confluence), the probability of a reaction increases dramatically.
"Retail draws lines. We identify zones where real money operates. The Trinity is your edge."
Interactive Visual
TREJYBĖ: Kiekvienas sandorio setupas prasideda nuo vieno iš trijų POI – Supply/Demand zona, Fair Value Gap arba Liquidity Sweep. Perjunkite kiekvieną, kad pamatytumėte, kaip jie atrodo ant tikrų žvakių.
Knowledge Check
1/3What are the three primary POIs in this strategy?