A failed order block. Price sweeps a prior high or low, then reverses hard enough to break structure through the zone that "should" have held. That broken zone is then watched from the opposite side.
How traders use it: Similar in logic to an S/R flip: the retest of the broken zone is the area of interest.
Common mistake: Labelling any broken zone a breaker; the classic definition needs the liquidity sweep first.
Related: Order block · Mitigation block · Support/resistance flip (role reversal) · Liquidity sweep
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