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Essentials To ICT

This document provides an overview of essential concepts in the Intermarket Cashflow Trading (ICT) methodology. It includes definitions of key ICT terms like liquidity, premium discount array, and imbalances. It also summarizes important concepts like the market maker model, market structure shifts, the ICT killzone, and the Judas swing pattern. Finally, it provides quick links to resources on Discord and a trading journal template to help traders implement and track their ICT strategy.

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Essentials To ICT

This document provides an overview of essential concepts in the Intermarket Cashflow Trading (ICT) methodology. It includes definitions of key ICT terms like liquidity, premium discount array, and imbalances. It also summarizes important concepts like the market maker model, market structure shifts, the ICT killzone, and the Judas swing pattern. Finally, it provides quick links to resources on Discord and a trading journal template to help traders implement and track their ICT strategy.

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Essential Text To ICT

@uncleAlert
Table Of Contents

Ch #1

1. Intro
2. TOC
3. ICT Terms
4. Price Delivery
5. Liquidity
6. Liquidity (Continued)
7. PD Array
8. Imbalances
9. Enhanced Imbalances
10. Market Structure Shift
11. Smart Money Technique
12. Market Maker Model
13. MMBM & MMBM drawings
14. MMXM examples

Ch # 2
15. Time and Price
16. ICT KILLZONE
17.Judas Swing
18. High impact nwws
19. Notion journaling & Discord

Essentials:
5. Liquidity
7. PD Array
10. Market structure shift
12. Market Maker model
16. ICT Killzone
17. Judas Swing
ICT Terminology

impage provided by @_amtrades


Price Delivery
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Ch #1
Liquidity:

“Resistance”

“Support”

Think of liquidity as support and resistence

Liquidity rest at these highs and lows

Market only targets liquidity

financial markets cannot move without liquidity.

Buyside Liquidity

Sell side liquidity


Liquidty (continued)

x
high resistance liquidity run

In high resistance liquidity, there may be fewer buyers


willing to trade at a particular price level due to the
concentration of sell orders, which can lead to increased
price volatility.

Low resistance liquidity run


$
Equal Highs

Equal Lows
$
Premium Discount Array

‘PD Array’

A security trading at a high premium may be considered overvalued


while a security trading at a high discount may be considered undervalued.

‘avoid longs’

premium discount
discount premium
‘avoid shorts’

Uptrend Downtrend
Standard Imbalances to look for

V.I

Fair Value Gap Orderblocks Volume Imbalance

Live Examples
Enhanced versions

Inversion Gap

Price leaves fvg


and returns to it
in the counterside

Breaker blocks

Price trades above


OB returns to it

Balanced Price Range

BPR
Price creates two
FVG’s aligning with
each other
Market Structure shift

+mss

-mss

price breaks low / high & shifts into new direction


Smart Money Technique

$ES $NQ

SMT divergence is a technical analysis concept that occurs when


the price of an asset and its underlying indicators or oscillators move
in opposite directions, indicating a potential change in trend direction.

$NQ prints a lower low meanwhile $ES prints a higher low,


this would mean $ES is being accumulated and you can expect
both $ES and $NQ to move up
Market Maker Model

study
put this into you charts

“Utilizing market maker models can provide traders with


insights into market liquidity, potential price movements
and trading opportunities.”
Market Maker Sell Model
MMXM always begin with consolidation
Original consolidation

Distribution
consists of FVG / OB / any imbalance

Re-Distribution
price RE distributing their position into imb

sell side of the curve

Re-Accumulation

Accumulation

Original consolidation

buy side of the curve

Market Maker Buy Model


Time & Price

the essentials in knowing when to


participate in the markets

Ch #2
ICT Killzone

The goal is to identify areas where there is a high probability of a price reversal or breakout,
and to use that information to enter and exit trades in a disciplined and systematic manner.
Judas Swing

price action pattern in trading where price


breaks a key level, triggers stop-loss orders
and then reverses in the opposite direction.
High impact news

The release time for CPI (Consumer Price Index), PPI


(Producer Price Index), and Non-Farm Payroll reports
usually takes place at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
stay tuned
While there is a wealth of information to share, I
intend for this PDF to only provide the essential
education required to understand ICT/SMC. A
comprehensive analysis with deeper insights will
be included in the forthcoming edition.

Quick links

‘click here’ ‘click here’

Discord
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&
Join my community on Discord to connect with like Journaling trades is crucial for traders as it helps them identify
patterns, track performance, and learn from mistakes, which
minded individuals, stay updated on the latest trends
can lead to better decision-making and improved profitability
and take your knowledge to the next level! in the long run.

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