Order blocks: do they add anything beyond classic levels?

An order block is the last candle before a big move — supposedly where institutions left unfilled orders. The concept is popular in ICT-style trading and hotly disputed everywhere else.

Order blocks: do they add anything beyond classic levels? — support and resistance diagram
Price bouncing between support and resistance

What's your verdict?

  • whether you trade order blocks and how
  • how they differ from plain supply zones in practice
  • the evidence that convinced you either way
Order blocks: do they add anything beyond classic levels? — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

Keep it civil and test-based; anecdotes are welcome, certainty is not.

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