An informal chart label for a rapid directional move over a chosen interval. It does not establish institutional intent, participation, or the future direction of price.
Supports: CFTC explains that historical-data trading systems cannot guarantee profits, supporting explicit tests rather than a directional conclusion from a past price move.
Displacement is a chosen definition of rapid directional price movement
Candle shape and speed do not identify a trader or prove institutional participation
Gaps and later moves are observations, not evidence of a reliable cause or direction
Test a fully specified rule out of sample with realistic execution and losses
A study defines displacement as a 3% move over two 1-hour candles on a named venue, before reviewing later sessions. It records every qualifying move, news context, and full execution result. It does not describe the move as institutional selling or use a gap as a predicted destination.
An informal chart label for price moving beyond a user-defined prior swing high or low. It is not a standardised measure, proof of institutional order flow, or confirmation of a trend reversal.
An informal three-part narrative sometimes applied to a selected price range, a move beyond it, and a later move in another direction. It is not a standard market-cycle model or evidence of manipulation, intended direction, or a trade setup.
An informal chart label for a selected zone that price later breaks and may revisit, sometimes after crossing a prior high or low. It does not prove a stop hunt, manipulation, or a trend change.
An informal chart label for a rapid move or thinly traded price range. Candle data alone cannot establish that no orders or counterparties existed, or that price will return to the range.
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