The long-wick swing low that reversals often start from — the three conditions it needs, where to mark it, and when it is dead. This free lesson covers: What a rejection block is, "Long" needs a number, Which one qualifies?, Work it out, A wick alone is not enough, Mark the block, The trade, Work it out, When the block is dead, Shorts: the same, flipped, Put it together.
Going deeper
This lesson is the long form of the "How to predict reversals" Reel. "Predict" is shorthand: a rejection block marks where a reversal is more likely to start, not where one will.
The 2× wick-to-body rule and the change-of-character requirement are there to make a loose idea testable. Without numbers, "long wick" and "strong move" can be read into almost any chart after the fact.
They are related ideas from the same family of price-action methods. As defined here, the rejection block uses only the wick — the part of the candle price refused — rather than the whole candle.
Not here yet. The rules in this lesson are precise enough to code, which is the first step.
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A rejection block starts with a swing low that has a long lower wick: sellers pushed price down and were thrown back before the close.
The wick is the footprint. It marks where buyers were willing to step in hard — a place price may react to again when it returns.