ICT Suspension Block

"It's being suspended between two volume imbalances. That's why I named it suspension block."

Definition

"This is my ICT suspension block."

(10:54)

"You would never look at that as a fair value gap. Not by the definitions of it initially given. This is a bullish fair value gap. But this is not a bullish fair value gap in its classic sense."

(11:04-11:14)

First Public Mention

"the first introduction to my first mention of it in public. I've never taught it before. I've never given it to anybody."

(10:44-10:54)

"This is extremely strong. It's one of the most powerful and there's more that I'm not going to share, okay?"

(11:47-11:54)

Structure & Formation

Core Components

"if you look real close, there is a volume of bounce at the top and a volume of bounce at the bottom."

(11:16-11:20)

"whenever you have one single candle that has a volume of balance to the low and a volume of balance to the high, that is going to act just like a fair value gap."

(11:22-11:31)
Price Time Volume Imbalance (Top) SUSPENSION BLOCK Volume Imbalance (Bottom) Wick to the left (does not matter) Price reacts to suspension block "just like a fair value gap" Single Candle with volume imbalances at top and bottom

Key Rule About Wicks

"it does not matter if there's wicks that had already crossed over that to the left of it. Simply don't even worry about it."

(11:34-11:40)

"the creation of this is again a volume of bounce at the top, a volume of bounce at the bottom. And it does not matter if there's a wick to the left."

(13:10-13:17)

Naming Origin

"It's being suspended between two volume imbalances. That's why I named it suspension block."

(11:40-11:44)

Algorithmic Highlighting

"it's still inefficient and it's being highlighted algorithmically because there's a volume of bounce to the lower and the higher end of it."

(13:22-13:29)

"It's very very easy to spot. If you start scouring through your charts, you're going to see these things and they they never have been noticed by you before."

(13:29-13:36)

Characteristics

Strength POWERFUL

"This is extremely strong. It's one of the most powerful"

(11:47-11:50)

Bullish vs Bearish

"the suspension block is extremely bullish or bearish if it's reversed and it's a down close candle and you have narrative and orderflow moving is lower reaching for liquidity."

(12:08-12:16)

Previous Wicks Don't Matter

"So if it looks like it's been redelivered or it's back and forth in the same area, it's still inefficient"

(13:17-13:24)

Inversion Behavior

Reversal Characteristics

"but because we had a reversal when we come back down in it's going to act as what? Just like an inversion fair value gap, it changes its characteristic."

(14:55-15:02)

"because it's changed its character to that of being a premium array the body's respecting it here."

(15:33-15:36)
Original Bullish Suspension Block REVERSAL Bodies respect inverted block Now acts as PREMIUM "Just like an inversion fair value gap, it changes its characteristic"

Body Respect

"Look at the bodies. I mean look at that. That's that's technical science. And rise up. Look at the body stopping right there. That's technical science."

(15:38-15:43)

Not Supply and Demand

"That's why we're not supplying and demand folks. had a guy leave a comment saying, 'Well, I thought order blocks were basically supply and demand zones.' Uh, you thought wrong because you're hearing people on the internet that don't know what they're talking about talk about things they don't know talk about."

(3:18-3:31)

Price Action Examples

Initial Reaction

"we trade down into this I'm sorry, trade up into this suspension block, too."

(12:54-12:57)

"We have the bullish suspension block and it trades down to it here and then consequent encroachment over here and then one more time it dives down into it here."

(14:03-14:13)

Quadrants & Consequent Encroachment

"Consequent encroachment upper quadrant of it just almost to consequent encroachment but notice the body respecting it here."

(14:15-14:22)

Multiple Returns

"Price rallies away from that inversion pair bay gap was a cibby. Now it's a bullish inversion fair gap. Consequent encouragement sends it higher. finds support at the upper quadrant of the suspension block over here."

(16:08-16:21)

"So they go up into the upper quadrant here of the suspension block dive down into the bullish bag gap in here and we're using the lower volume imbalance and the candlesticks low here hits it beautifully with the bodies and then shows the rally away from that"

(17:15-17:35)

Support and Resistance

"Then rallies up, supports at the low of this suspension block there. So there's discount sensitivity rallies up discount sensitivity at the high of it rallies"

(15:14-15:25)

Study Flashcards

Click each card to reveal the answer (direct quotes from the transcript)

What is an ICT Suspension Block?
"whenever you have one single candle that has a volume of balance to the low and a volume of balance to the high, that is going to act just like a fair value gap." (11:22-11:31)
Why is it called a "suspension" block?
"It's being suspended between two volume imbalances. That's why I named it suspension block." (11:40-11:44)
How does a suspension block differ from a classic fair value gap?
"You would never look at that as a fair value gap. Not by the definitions of it initially given. This is a bullish fair value gap. But this is not a bullish fair value gap in its classic sense." (11:04-11:14)
What are the two required components of a suspension block?
"there is a volume of bounce at the top and a volume of bounce at the bottom" (11:16-11:20)
Do previous wicks matter when identifying a suspension block?
"it does not matter if there's wicks that had already crossed over that to the left of it. Simply don't even worry about it." (11:34-11:40)
How strong is the suspension block as a PD array?
"This is extremely strong. It's one of the most powerful" (11:47-11:50)
Can a suspension block be bearish?
"the suspension block is extremely bullish or bearish if it's reversed and it's a down close candle and you have narrative and orderflow moving is lower reaching for liquidity." (12:08-12:16)
What happens when price returns to a suspension block after a reversal?
"but because we had a reversal when we come back down in it's going to act as what? Just like an inversion fair value gap, it changes its characteristic." (14:55-15:02)
How do price bodies interact with an inverted suspension block?
"because it's changed its character to that of being a premium array the body's respecting it here." (15:33-15:36)
Does redelivery of price through an area invalidate a suspension block?
"So if it looks like it's been redelivered or it's back and forth in the same area, it's still inefficient" (13:17-13:24)
Why is the suspension block highlighted algorithmically?
"it's being highlighted algorithmically because there's a volume of bounce to the lower and the higher end of it." (13:24-13:29)
How easy is it to spot suspension blocks once you know what to look for?
"It's very very easy to spot. If you start scouring through your charts, you're going to see these things and they they never have been noticed by you before." (13:29-13:36)
What does ICT say about the body respect at a suspension block?
"Look at the bodies. I mean look at that. That's that's technical science. And rise up. Look at the body stopping right there. That's technical science." (15:38-15:43)
How does ICT describe the creation requirements?
"the creation of this is again a volume of bounce at the top, a volume of bounce at the bottom. And it does not matter if there's a wick to the left." (13:10-13:17)
Is this concept related to supply and demand zones?
"That's why we're not supplying and demand folks. had a guy leave a comment saying, 'Well, I thought order blocks were basically supply and demand zones.' Uh, you thought wrong" (3:18-3:25)
Has this concept been taught before?
"the first introduction to my first mention of it in public. I've never taught it before. I've never given it to anybody." (10:44-10:54)