How many OBs to mark: DOB vs EOB

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Mark only two

Once you can spot a valid order block, the danger is marking ten of them. The rule keeps you precise: in any one structure you mark just two. They differ by WHERE they sit and how reliable they are.

DOB — Decisional OB

The FIRST order block after the inducement (IDM).
Sits closer to current price.
Convenient, but LOW-probability — often fails.

EOB — Extreme OB

The deep, extreme origin OB before the CHoCH.
Sits further away, at the structure’s extreme.
HIGH-probability — where the patient entry is.

Why the extreme wins

The DOB is bait: price often taps it, gives a weak reaction, and fails because the real orders sit deeper. The EOB is the true origin of the move — it took the liquidity and left the FVG that started everything. When price retraces, it reaches the DOB first and the EOB last; the EOB is the one worth waiting for.

Mark only two OBs per structure: the DOB and the EOB.
DOB = first OB after the inducement — close, convenient, low-probability.
EOB = extreme origin OB before the CHoCH — deep, high-probability.
On a retrace, price hits the DOB first, the EOB last.
Patience pays: the extreme block is the correct one.

Praxis.

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M7 · Order Blocks · Lesson 130/144