Price Action, Break of Structure, Premium/Discount Zones, Point of Interest, Order Block, Fair Value Gap

Price action system: 15-minute break of structure with premium/discount zones and order-block POIs, 1-minute engulfing or pin-bar rejection for entries.

Published · Updated · Methodology: Price Action

Part of: Fair Value Gap (FVG)

  • Methodology: Price Action
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: 15 minute (Higher Time Frame for Direction), 1 minute (Lower Time Frame for Execution)
  • Markets: Not specified (general trading strategy)

Indicators used

  • Price Action
  • Fibonacci Tool (for Premium/Discount)

Source video

Decoded from: How to Find High Probability Trades Using Price Action by Stock Menthol — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:42 - Step 1 – Direction & Break of Structure (BOS)
  • 3:10 - Step 2 – Premium & Discount Zones
  • 5:08 - Finding the Perfect Point of Interest (POI)
  • 6:18 - Step 3 – Execution on the 1-Minute Chart
  • 7:28 - The 3 Confluences for Entry
  • 8:24 - Complete Trade Example
  • 9:18 - Final Recap & Key Rules

Strategy overview

A fair value gap is the price imbalance left behind when a move happens too fast for both sides to transact, leaving a range price often revisits later. In Stock Menthol's video "How to Find High Probability Trades Using Price Action", that gap is never treated as a standalone signal — it appears only as one confirmation inside a three-step, top-down routine that begins with direction rather than with a pattern.

The sequence is what defines this entry. Direction is established first from a break of structure on the 15-minute chart; that bias then narrows the search to a premium or discount zone, and only within the matching half of that range does the trader look for a Point of Interest — the order block or fair value gap where a reaction is expected. Execution then drops to the 1-minute chart, and the setup is gated behind what the video calls "the 3 confluences for entry." Here the FVG is not the system; it is a confluence-grade confirmation that validates a Point of Interest already justified by higher-timeframe structure.

That ordering is the whole idea. The same gap that looks meaningful in isolation only carries weight once the 15-minute direction and the premium/discount context are settled around it — which is why the walkthrough spends its first steps on bias and location before a single 1-minute entry is considered. This page maps how Stock Menthol orders those steps in the source video, from the 15-minute break of structure down to the 1-minute execution.

Topics

price action strategy · smart money concepts · break of structure · premium/discount zones · order block strategy · fair value gap · 15 minute strategy · 1 minute strategy · scalping strategy · tradingview strategy · trading strategy · forex strategy · btc trading strategy · trading education

Frequently asked questions

How does this strategy use the fair value gap?

As one confirmation within a Point of Interest, not as a standalone trigger. The gap only matters once a 15-minute break of structure has set the direction and the price is sitting in the correct premium or discount zone — the FVG then acts as one of the confluences that qualifies the entry.

What timeframes does this approach use?

Two. The 15-minute chart is used as the higher timeframe to establish direction through a break of structure, and the 1-minute chart is used as the lower timeframe for execution once a Point of Interest has been located.

What is a Point of Interest (POI) in this method?

A price area where a reaction is expected — such as an order block or a fair value gap — found inside the premium or discount zone that aligns with the direction established on the higher timeframe. It is where the higher-timeframe bias and the lower-timeframe entry meet.

How can I test a price-action approach like this before trading it?

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