Trading AI
How the AI finds order blocks and fair value gaps
Last updated: 24 September 2026
Zones are not drawn by eye. Each one has a definition, a condition that qualifies it, and a state that decides whether it is still worth anything. The analysis maps them in order of strength, and the strongest is almost never the prettiest.
What qualifies a block
The definitions are mechanical, which is what makes them checkable.
- A bullish order block is the last bearish candle before a significant move up.
- A bearish order block is the last bullish candle before a significant move down.
The move away is what makes the zone, not the shape of the candle. A candle before a rally that went nowhere is not an order block. The same candle before a rally that broke structure is.
The five kinds of array it maps
- Order blocks, as defined above.
- Fair value gaps: imbalanced areas that price tends to return to and fill.
- Inverse gaps: gaps that have been retested and now act the other way.
- Mitigation blocks: price returning to the origin of a prior move, which held.
- Breaker blocks: a block that failed, was traded through, and flipped.
Each is reported with its direction, its exact price range and a strength, so a zone can be compared to another instead of trusted because it was drawn.
Untouched first, and why
The analysis marks the zones that have not been retested yet, and ranks them first. The reason is simple: the first return is the one that matters, and every touch afterwards uses up whatever was resting there.
A zone that has been visited three times is a line on a chart. A zone that has never been touched, sitting in the direction of the higher timeframe bias, is the highest conviction level the analysis will name.
Where the zone sits matters as much as what it is
A perfectly drawn zone in the wrong half of the range is a bad entry. Every range is split at its midpoint: below is discount, above is premium.
A demand zone at a discount is worth far more than the same zone at a premium, and the analysis states which side it is on. A nested discount inside a premium environment is read as a strong reversal signal.
What disqualifies a zone
- No move away. If the departure is not obvious without knowing where to look, there is no zone.
- Already used. By the third touch the area behaves like ordinary price.
- Against the higher timeframe. A bullish zone in a clear downtrend is a level inside a downtrend.
- Not visible in the image. A zone on a timeframe you cannot see is never assumed.
Questions people ask
What makes a candle an order block?
The move that follows it. A bullish order block is the last bearish candle before a significant move up, and the significance of that move is the condition. Without it, the candle is just a candle.
Why does an untouched zone matter more?
Because the first return is the strongest. Each touch afterwards uses up what was resting there, and by the third the area behaves like ordinary price.
Does the analysis draw zones on timeframes I cannot see?
No. It never assumes a timeframe that is not readable in the image, and it never reports a zone it cannot point to on your screenshot.
What is the difference between a block and a gap?
A block is a candle before a move. A gap is an imbalanced area left behind by a move. They are read together, because a block that lines up with a gap is worth far more than either alone.
Finding the zones without drawing every box
Trading AI reads a photo or a screenshot of any chart and returns the order blocks and gaps it finds, each with its direction, its exact range and a strength, alongside the structure, the liquidity and a trade plan with its risk.
The block itself, explained plainly: What is an order block?
And the imbalance it is read with: What is a fair value gap?
The zone that failed has its own name: What is a breaker block?
This page is educational. It is not financial advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell anything.