What Structure-Based Trading means
Structure-Based Trading, shortened to SBT on MarketRadar, is a way of reading price charts through market structure: the sequence of highs and lows that shows whether buyers or sellers are in control. When price breaks a previous high, buyers are gaining ground; when it breaks a previous low, sellers are gaining ground. Traders call a confirmed break a break of structure (BOS) or a market structure shift (MSS).
On MarketRadar, SBT is a lens, not a promise. It is only mentioned in an analysis post when its criteria are actually visible on the chart — a real structure break, a real test of a zone, a real setup. If no valid setup is visible, the post says so instead of forcing one.
The three areas
SBT analysis on MarketRadar works with three areas on the chart:
- Area 1 — Mitigation Block: the last opposing move before a strong impulse, where price may return and be rejected or accepted.
- Area 2 — Demand/Supply zone: the zone where the impulse started. A test of this zone that holds (price does not close beyond it) is what a trader waits for before considering an entry.
- Area 3 — Target: the next logical structure level in the direction of the move, where the move may pause or reverse.
A break is only confirmed when price closes beyond the protected structure level — a single wick through it is not enough. Entry, where it applies, comes on the candle after a completed holding test, with a stop placed beyond the tested zone and a target at Area 3.
What SBT is not
SBT does not predict prices, and it does not remove risk. Levels on MarketRadar are reference points for readers to watch, not instructions to buy or sell. Every analysis post carries a risk disclaimer, and nothing on this site is financial advice.
Key takeaways
- SBT reads market structure: highs, lows, breaks and tests.
- Area 1 is the mitigation block, Area 2 the demand/supply zone, Area 3 the target.
- A break needs a confirmed close, not just a wick.
- MarketRadar only uses the SBT lens when its criteria are genuinely visible on the chart.