6B Pullbacks: What Clean Retracements Look Like
Most traders butcher pullbacks because they don’t know what a clean retracement actually looks like. In 6B, clean pullbacks show up constantly—if you know what structure and momentum should look like, you won’t mistake chop for opportunity.
The Traits of a Clean Pullback in 6B
A real pullback has three clear qualities:
- Shallow retracement — it doesn’t retrace half the trend
- Orderly price action — no violent wicks everywhere
- Respects previous structure — taps a level and bounces
These match the structural ideas you covered in Market Structure Basics: The Framework Behind Every Price Move.
The Most Common Pullback Structure in 6B
When 6B trends, it usually forms:
- Impulse move
- Three–five candle retracement
- Continuation through the prior high/low
This pattern lines up with the momentum cycles described in Market Volatility Cycles: How Volatility Expands and Contracts.
How to Spot Dirty, Low-Quality Pullbacks
A bad pullback looks like this:
- Deep retracement into prior structure
- Long wicks in both directions
- Slow, choppy behavior
- No momentum returning after the pullback
| Clean Pullback | Dirty Pullback |
|---|---|
| Shallow, controlled retrace | Chaotic, unpredictable movement |
| Respects key level | Breaks several levels |
| Continuation candle appears fast | No follow-through |
Key Levels 6B Consistently Pulls Back Into
Almost all clean pullbacks target:
- London session high/low
- Breakout levels from early U.S. session
- Previous structure high/low
- Pre-news consolidation levels
These levels act as magnets across multiple instruments, as you’ve shown in Market Structure Breaks: Spotting Shifts in Control.
Final Thoughts
Clean pullbacks in 6B are shallow, controlled, and respect structure. If you avoid the sloppy ones and focus only on retracements that show real continuation potential, your win rate jumps instantly.