Balanced Price Ranges (BPR) and How To Use Them
Before we start, to better understand Balanced Price Ranges (BPRs) you need to know what BISI/SIBI FVGs
are. Here is a thread for FVGs.
There are two types of Balanced Price Ranges (BPR), Bullish & Bearish BPRs and they can occur on all
timeframes. In this thread I will go over the two types, show examples, and will give context on how to
use them for LTF & HTF.
#1: Bullish BPR (+BPR)
A +BPR occurs when there's an aggressive move down immediately followed by an aggressive move up.
The move down creates a SIBI FVG and the move up creates a BISI FVG which overlaps the SIBI FVG. It
becomes a BPR once price retests where the FVGs overlap. Lets break it down deeper with pictures:
Lets break it down deeper with pictures: Here you will see a BISI FVG overlapping a SIBI FVG. The blue box
is the price range of interest since this is where the BISI FVG overlaps the SIBI FVG. At this point in time
it's not a BPR yet since price hasn't retested the blue box.
Here you will see a BISI FVG overlapping a SIBI FVG. The blue box is the price range of interest since this
is where the BISI FVG overlaps the SIBI FVG. At this point in time it's not a BPR yet since price hasn't
retested the blue box.
Once price retraces back to test the blue box it now becomes a balanced price range (BPR). So for a
Bullish BPR you need a BISI FVG overlapping a SIBI FVG & you need price to retest the range where the
FVGs overlap.
When there's an aggressive move down (SIBI FVG) and a BISI FVG immediately occurs after to overlap the
SIBI FVG this means there's a potential change in orderflow (OF) from bearish to bullish. Once price
retests the blue box for a BPR look for expansion to confirm the bullish OF.
#2: Bearish BPR (-BPR) A -BPR occurs when there's an aggressive move up immediately followed by an
aggressive move down. The move up creates a BISI FVG and the move down creates a SIBI FVG which
overlaps the BISI FVG. It becomes a BPR once price retests where the FVGs overlap.
Here you will see a SIBI FVG overlapping a BISI FVG. The blue box is the price range of interest as it shows
potential change in orderflow from bullish to bearish. At this time it is not considered a balance price
range. If price retests the blue box then it will be a BPR.
Once it retests the blue box price range it becomes a balanced price range (BPR). After the retest we can
now expect for bearish expansion to downside to confirm the bearish orderflow.
Now that you understand what a BPR is and know the difference between a Bullish & Bearish BPR, I will
now go over 2 ways on how I personally use BPRs: #1: LTF Entry Execution #2: HTF POI
#1 When I use BPRs for LTF entries I still have to follow my trading model before I can consider the BPR
entry. Here is my trading model:
So before BPR entry I need the following to happen: - Clear Narrative (MMXM, AMD, SMT) - Clear Draw
on Liquidity - HTF Liquidity or POI raid - Market Structure Shift with Displacement.
If all of this happens then I will look for entry and sometimes it will be a BPR entry.
Here is an example of a LTF BPR entry execution with context:
🔸Narrative = MMSM & Monday Range/Deviation
🔸PDH raid
🔸M5 mss with displacement
🔸M5 BPR Entry in blue box
🔸DOL = LRLR to Monday Low (PDL)
#2 I also use BPRs is for HTF POI. You can use H1 all the way to Monthly charts to look for BPRs as HTF
POI. Use the BPR as a POI and once price enters the POI then I start looking for MSS. If there's MSS with
clear narrative & DOL then I will look for fvg, brk, ob, bpr entry
Here is an example on how I use BPRs as a HTF POI. Once price retests the blue box price range it
becomes a BPR on H4. This is my HTF raid on POI. After the H4 BPR I zoom into a LTF to see if there's
clear narrative & DOL then if there is look for mss for entry.
Once H4 BPR HTF POI raid happens I zoom into LTF to look for my setup.
Setup:
🔸H4 BPR POI raid
🔸LTF fu raid
🔸M5 mss + fvg entry
🔸DOL = Internal BSL + SIBI