Telling BOS and CHoCH apart

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Same break, different meaning

The exact same-looking break can be a BOS or a CHoCH. The only thing that decides which is the trend already in place before the break. Context is everything, the break itself looks identical.

The roles flip in a downtrend

In an uptrend, breaking above a high is BOS, continuation. Breaking below a low is CHoCH, reversal warning. In a downtrend those two roles simply flip.

Always check the bigger timeframe

A CHoCH on a small timeframe can just be a normal pullback on a bigger timeframe. Always check the higher timeframe trend before treating a small break as a real reversal.