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ICT Weekly Bias Framework: How to Determine HTF Direction for the Week
Every week, before I look at a single trade setup, I build my ICT weekly bias using this framework: Step 1: Weekly chart — draw premium and discount zones The midpoint between the current 4-week range is the equilibrium. Above = premium (short opportunities).…
ICT Market Maker Model Explained: How Institutions Engineer Price Moves
The ICT Market Maker Model is one of the most powerful frameworks for understanding institutional price delivery. Here's the full breakdown: The 4-phase model: Phase 1: Consolidation (Accumulation) Institutions are building positions. Price moves sideways in…
ICT Optimal Trade Entry (OTE): The High-Probability ICT Fibonacci Setup
The ICT Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) is a specific application of Fibonacci retracements that identifies the highest probability entry zone within an ICT swing. What is the OTE? After a displacement move (strong impulsive candle sequence), the OTE is the 61.8%–7…
The ICT Displacement Candle: How to Identify and Trade Them
The ICT displacement candle is one of the most important concepts in the methodology and one of the most misidentified. Here's how ICT defines displacement: A displacement is a strong, impulsive series of candles that create a Fair Value Gap (FVG) — typically…
ICT Buyside Liquidity Hunt Setup: GBP/USD Weekly High Target
Pure ICT buyside liquidity setup forming on GBP/USD: Liquidity target identification: The previous week's high on GBP/USD is 1.2718. There is also a cluster of equal highs at 1.2695–1.2700 from Monday–Tuesday sessions. These equal highs represent retail sell-…
ICT Risk Management: Sizing Trades When Multiple PD Arrays Align
One of the unique aspects of ICT-based trading is that setups have varying degrees of confluence — and your position size should reflect this. Tier 1 — Single array (OB only, or FVG only): Risk: 0.5–0.75% of account Single-array entries have decent probabilit…
Which ICT PD Array Do You Trust Most for Entries: OB, FVG, or Mitigation Block?
ICT traders have multiple PD arrays to work with for entries. After trading with the methodology for a while, most develop a preference for one or two based on their experience. Order Block (OB): Widely used, clear logic, visible on all timeframes. But the "l…
ICT Quarterly Theory: Q3 Transition and What It Means for Trading
ICT's Quarterly Shift theory adds a seasonal dimension to the methodology that most traders overlook. Here's how it applies to current market conditions: ICT Quarterly Shifts: Each quarter has a characteristic market behavior pattern: - Q1 (Jan–Mar): "New Yea…