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CRT — Candle Range Theory

ICT CRT Strategy: Pre-Session and Session Setups

How to prepare for CRT setups before the session opens — which Reference Candle to use, how daily bias narrows your watch, and how…

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CRT — Candle Range Theory

ICT Advanced CRT: SMT Confluence and MMXM Alignment

Three advanced CRT techniques — how to stack sequential CRTs, add SMT divergence as a confirmation filter, and align CRT within the MMXM model…

11 min read
S&D / Miscellaneous

ICT Power of 3: Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution

The ICT Power of 3 maps every trading day into three phases — Accumulation, Manipulation (the Judas Swing), and Distribution. Full daily model with...

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S&D / Miscellaneous

ICT Supply and Demand: How ICT Uses S&D Zones

ICT Trading uses supply and demand zones differently from retail S&D — the origin candle is the key. Full ICT S&D anatomy, how to…

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S&D / Miscellaneous

ICT Judas Swing: Trading the Manipulation Phase

The ICT Judas Swing is the false move at the London open that sweeps stops before the real Distribution begins. Full anatomy, pre-identification...

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S&D / Miscellaneous

ICT Balanced Price Range (BPR) Explained

A Balanced Price Range forms when two opposing Fair Value Gaps overlap. ICT Trading uses BPR as a high-confidence entry zone. Full anatomy, formation...

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Liquidity

Liquidity Sweep vs Liquidity Run: The ICT Difference

A liquidity sweep reverses after the stop run. A liquidity run continues. Here is how to tell them apart before the move, not after.

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Foundations

OHLC Candles in ICT Trading: Open High Low Close Explained

Understanding OHLC candles is the foundation of all ICT analysis. Here is exactly what open, high, low and close tell you about institutional intent.

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Foundations

ICT Phases of Price: Expansion and Retracement Trading

Price moves in four phases — consolidation, expansion, retracement, reversal. Understanding which phase you are in changes every trading decision.

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Foundations

Which Swing Highs and Lows Matter in ICT Trading

Not all swing highs and lows are equal. ICT teaches a specific framework for which swings carry liquidity and which are noise. Here is…

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