Points of Interest (POI)/
Flip Zone (Polarity Change)
TL;DR
A Flip Zone is a price level that changes its role — support becomes resistance, or resistance becomes support. When price decisively breaks through a level that previously held as support or resistance, that same level flips polarity. The first retest of the flipped level from the opposite side is one of the highest-probability entry setups in Smart Money trading.
How It Works
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Price respects a specific level as support (for S→R flip) or resistance (for R→S flip), bouncing from it at least twice to confirm its significance.
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A displacement candle breaks through the level — price closes decisively on the other side, invalidating the level's original role.
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The break creates a polarity change: what was support is now resistance (S→R), or what was resistance is now support (R→S).
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Price moves away from the level in the break direction, then retraces back to retest it from the opposite side.
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At the retest, the flipped level acts in its new role — Smart Money uses it to add positions aligned with the new trend direction.
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The level continues to hold in its new capacity, providing ongoing support or resistance for subsequent price action.
LiquidMind detects FLIP zones using swing analysis and Order Block data. The system identifies levels with multiple touches (min. 2 by default), then monitors for a decisive break candle. The flip is classified as 'support_to_resistance' or 'resistance_to_support', which determines the entry side — S→R flips generate short setups, R→S flips generate long setups. FLIP zones are tracked with OB-like price ranges (zone_top/zone_bottom) derived from the flip candle's body. During clustering, FLIP zone confluence with EFVGs or Breaker Blocks creates top-tier setups.