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ZAL Bearish change of character

Zarea Limited · 23 Oct 2026 · 10:30 PKT

▼ Bearish CHoCH Market structure · CHoCH

Structure levels

Close
36.00
▼ 1.37%
Broken level
36.06
+0.2%
CHoCH level
63.40
+76.1%
ATR
0.54
ZAL Bearish change of character on the 1 hour chart, 23 Oct 2026 · 10:30 PKT — PSX pattern signal by Smart Money
  • Target
  • Invalidation
  • Pattern lines
  • Fair value gap (bull / bear)
  • Order block
  • Strong / weak high and low
  • BOS · CHoCHstructure breaks

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The breakdown

ZAL closed below the external strong low at 36.06 - the external trend turns bearish.

The hourly close at 36.00 confirms it. The new external CHoCH level (strong high) is 63.40: a close beyond it would change the character back.

Structure: bearish external, bearish internal (strong high 63.40). Nearest supply OB 37.82 - 38.50.

How to read this signal

  1. 1 Price closed below the swing level at 36.06, breaking the market structure.
  2. 2 The structure would flip back on a close beyond the CHoCH level, 63.40 (+76.1%).
  3. 3 Structure signals carry no fixed target: the next liquidity area is the usual objective.

Pattern guide

About the change of character (choch)

A change of character (CHoCH) is the first close against the trend's structure, breaking the swing low of an uptrend or the swing high of a downtrend: an early sign of reversal.

Confirmation
A candle close beyond the swing point that defined the trend.
Target
No fixed target: the first opposing liquidity area.
Fails if
A move back beyond the broken level that resumes the old trend.
Change of character (CHoCH) signals and their record on PSX →

Analysis by

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