Break of structure versus a liquidity sweep

Notebook with hand-drawn swing highs and lows beside a laptop

A break of structure (BOS) closes beyond a swing and continues with acceptance on the next candles. A liquidity sweep pierces the same level, then returns inside the prior range, leaving trapped stops and little follow-through.

On the four-hour frame we ask students to wait for a closing break, then check whether the next candle holds outside the swing. If price reclaims the level quickly, log it as a sweep and keep the prior structure intact.

This distinction matters more than naming conventions. Miscalling sweeps as BOS is one of the fastest ways to flip bias every session.

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