ROB: Reclaimed Order Block
Also known as: ROB, reclaimed OB, recovered order block, re-validated order block
What is it?
A reclaimed order block is an order block that price broke through and then recovered, closing back on its original side so the zone resumes the role it had before the break. The usual reading of a broken order block is that it is finished: once price closes beyond a bullish block, that block is invalidated and often flips into a breaker. The reclaim is the exception.
Price dips through the block, fails to hold below it, and closes back above - which says the move through it was a liquidity raid on the stops sitting under the zone, not a genuine shift in delivery. On GBP/USD, a bullish block at 1.2640-1.2662 that saw price trade to 1.2618 and then close the next 4-hour bar back at 1.2671 has been reclaimed: the 22 pips of overshoot collected sell stops and gave them back. What separates a reclaim from a failed block is the close, not the wick.
A wick below with a close back inside is the reclaim; a close below that holds for a second bar is an invalidation, and the same zone should then be read as resistance instead.
Why it matters: A reclaimed order block tells you a break below the zone was a stop raid rather than a real failure, so the level is still live instead of dead.
It decides whether you abandon a level or trade it again, and getting that call backwards puts an entry directly against the prevailing delivery.
Real-world example
A bullish GBP/USD block at 1.2640-1.2662 was pierced to 1.2618, then the next 4-hour bar closed back at 1.2671 - reclaimed, and price ran to 1.2748 over the following session.
How SignalBots handles it
SignalBots sends the close that confirms a reclaim, not the wick that first pierces the zone, so you are not acting on a break that the same bar undoes. See /risk-warning.
Pro tip
Wait for the candle to close back inside the block before treating it as reclaimed - intrabar recoveries reverse far more often than closed ones.
Common pitfalls
Calling a reclaim on the wick alone. If price closes beyond the block and stays there, the zone has flipped and buying it means fading the new direction.
Frequently asked questions
How is a reclaimed order block different from a breaker block?
They are opposite outcomes of the same event. A breaker is a block that genuinely failed and now works in the other direction. A reclaim is a block that was pierced and recovered, so it still works in its original direction.
How long can price stay outside the block and still reclaim it?
Practically, one to two bars on the timeframe you marked it. The longer price accepts a price outside the zone, the more it looks like a genuine shift in delivery rather than a raid.
Where does the stop go on a reclaim entry?
Below the low of the raid, not below the block, since the raid low is the point that has actually been defended. That is a wider stop, so size the position from that distance rather than from a fixed lot.
Does a reclaim need volume confirmation?
FX volume is broker-local and not a reliable read. A cleaner confirmation is the speed of the recovery - a reclaim that takes one decisive bar carries more weight than one that grinds back over six.
Can the same block be reclaimed more than once?
Yes, but each subsequent test tends to be weaker as the resting orders behind the zone are consumed. Historical behaviour of a level does not guarantee the next test and your capital is at risk.
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