Point-of-Interest Zones Without Indicator Clutter

Build broad structural POIs, then demand context and lower-timeframe confirmation before execution.

POI as a zone, not a magic price

The source simplifies several candle-based labels into broader buy-to-sell or sell-to-buy areas and often combines them with imbalance. The engineering benefit is a cleaner zone object with explicit boundaries instead of many overlapping discretionary labels.

Mitigation depth

The lesson discusses the midpoint of a zone as a useful reference and also mentions other fractional depths. For software these should be configurable features, not fixed truths. The important state is whether a zone is untouched, partially mitigated, deeply mitigated or invalidated.

Context still dominates

A POI should not create an entry by itself. Higher-timeframe objectives, nearby liquidity and a lower-timeframe reaction determine whether the area remains relevant.

POI = {high, low, midpoint, timeframe, state}
if price_enters(POI):
    if htf_context_ok and ltf_shift:
        permit_setup()
    elif poi_invalidated:
        retire(POI)

Educational engineering material. These are testable market models and implementation ideas, not investment advice or guarantees of performance.