Order Blocks Strategy

Learn the Order Blocks strategy (SMC methodology) for maximizing profits. This guide explains how to identify and trade order blocks for optimal entries and exi

Published · Updated · Methodology: SMC

Part of: Order Blocks

  • Methodology: SMC
  • Content type: strategy

Indicators used

  • Order Block

Source video

Decoded from: 🚀 ESTRATEGIA DE ORDER BLOCKS ESTIRANDO AL MÁXIMO LAS GANANCIAS 💥 | ¿Qué Resultado Obtendremos? by Pau - Trading Studio — watch the original

Strategy overview

An order block is the zone left behind by a burst of institutional activity, which Smart Money Concepts traders treat as a place price may return to before continuing. What sets this entry apart from the rest of the order block catalogue is where its title puts the weight: not on locating the zone or timing the entry, but on what happens after the position is already open — "estirando al máximo las ganancias", stretching the gains to the maximum.

The second half of the title is a question rather than a claim — "¿Qué Resultado Obtendremos?", what result will we get — which frames the piece from Pau - Trading Studio as a demonstration with an outcome attached rather than a lesson with conditions attached. That is a different contract with the viewer than most SMC content: a rule-teaching video tells you when to act, a result video shows you one sequence and lets the number speak. No timeframe and no market are declared for this entry, and no mechanical ruleset was extracted from the source, so what it offers is the order block concept plus the run-through, not a set of parameters.

The emphasis is worth noting because exits are where order block methods genuinely diverge while entries mostly converge. Traders using the same zone in the same way will still take fixed targets at the next imbalance, or trail behind each structural low, or scale out in parts and let a runner go — and the choice between those, not the entry, is what produces the spread of results across identical setups. A title built around maximizing the profit side is naming that variable directly, which makes the open questions for a viewer specific: what is the exit rule, when does the stop start moving, and at what point does the trade stop being managed and start being held.

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Frequently asked questions

What is an order block in Smart Money Concepts?

An order block is the candle or zone associated with a large institutional order that preceded a strong directional move. SMC traders mark it and watch for price to return to it, treating that revisit as a potential entry in the direction of the original move.

What does "stretching gains to the maximum" mean in an order block trade?

It refers to the trade-management side of a setup rather than the entry: instead of closing at a fixed first target, the position is held and managed to capture as much of the move as possible. In practice this is done with trailing stops, partial exits with a remaining runner, or targets placed at further liquidity levels — the specific method is what varies between traders.

Does this strategy specify a timeframe or a market?

Not in this catalogued entry. The source video names the concept and the objective — order blocks and maximizing the profit taken — but no timeframe or instrument is declared, and no mechanical rules were extracted from it.

How can I tell whether an aggressive exit approach actually improves an order block strategy?

By testing the same entry against different exit rules on historical data and comparing the results, since holding for larger moves usually trades a lower win rate for a higher average win. Strategy Decoder extracts the structure of strategies from video sources so you can define those variants and evaluate them on TradingView.

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