Liquidity

Previous Day High/Low and Previous Week High/Low (PDH, PDL, PWH, PWL)

26 Aug 2026 · 2 min read · By BlessedForex

Four levels appear on almost every ICT-style gold chart:

  • PDH – Previous Day High (buy-side liquidity)
  • PDL – Previous Day Low (sell-side liquidity)
  • PWH – Previous Week High
  • PWL – Previous Week Low

What is "a day" in forex?

The forex trading day rolls over at 17:00 New York time, not at midnight. BlessedForex builds daily candles from that rollover using the real America/New_York timezone, so daylight saving is handled automatically. Weekly candles start with the Sunday-evening open.

Why these levels matter

They are obvious, so orders gather around them, and they are neutral reference points that do not depend on a particular indicator. A sweep of PDH or PDL early in London or New York is a classic starting point for an idea — see liquidity sweeps.

Using them in practice

  1. Bias check. Above the previous day's high and holding? Below the previous low? See higher-timeframe bias.
  2. Targets. An untouched PDH or PWH is a natural target for a long; an untouched PDL or PWL for a short.
  3. Status. Once traded through, a level is swept and stops being a target. BlessedForex fades swept levels on the dashboard.

Weekly levels

PWH and PWL are rarer and carry more weight. A sweep of the previous week's low during a high-impact session can start a larger move, though it also happens less often.

Caution

Around high-impact news, price can slice through every level in seconds. Levels help you frame a trade; they do not replace risk limits. Read more about what moves gold and news risk.

Questions & answers

Why does the forex day end at 17:00 New York time?

It is the widely used market convention: the New York close marks the end of the global trading day, after which liquidity is thin until Asia opens.

Does a swept PDH stop being useful?

It stops acting as a resting target because the orders were triggered, but it can remain a reference for structure and later reactions.

Are weekly levels stronger than daily levels?

They usually attract bigger reactions because more traders watch them and they mark a larger range, but they are touched less often.

What time is the rollover in Nairobi?

It moves with US daylight saving: 00:00 East Africa Time during US summer time and 01:00 during winter time.

Educational and analytical content only — not investment advice. Trading leveraged instruments such as gold carries substantial risk of loss, and past or back-tested results do not guarantee future performance. Risk disclaimer.
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