Core Concepts

POI Selection

The process of choosing the highest-probability supply and demand zones to trade from

POI (Point of Interest) selection is the framework for filtering which supply and demand zones to trade. Since zones exist everywhere on a chart, selection criteria determine which ones are strongest. The four primary criteria are: Extreme POI (at the base of a structural range), Liquidity POI (sweeps liquidity during formation), Supply/Demand Chain (orders stacked from previous same-type zone), and Zone Flip (orders transferred from failed opposite zone). Each criterion adds probability. Stacking multiple criteria on a single zone creates the highest-confidence setups.

How to Recognize

  • Extreme: zone sits at the base of a structural range
  • Liquidity: zone swept structural liquidity as it formed
  • Chain: zone formed after interacting with a previous same-type zone
  • Flip: zone formed from a failed opposite zone interaction

How to Avoid

  • Trading every supply and demand zone without selection criteria
  • Relying on a single confluence when multiple are available
  • Ignoring the 3-5 chain warning (profit-taking vs order execution)
  • Confusing a structure break with a zone flip (flips require interaction)