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ICT ENTRY MODELS
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The Exact Frameworks ICT Uses to Enter Trades With Precision
Having all the concepts in your head means nothing if you don't know HOW to combine them into a concrete trade entry. ICT entry models are the specific, repeatable frameworks that tell you exactly when to pull the trigger. These are not vague ideas — they are precise sequences of events that, when all conditions are met, produce high-probability trade entries.
ICT entry models combine liquidity sweeps, displacement, and FVG/OB entries for precision execution
// Lesson Content
Before learning specific entry models, understand the core requirements that every valid ICT entry must have:
1. HIGHER TIMEFRAME BIAS — You must know the HTF direction before any entry. No bias = no trade.
2. LIQUIDITY SWEEP — Price must take out a pool of liquidity before a valid entry. The sweep is the fuel that powers the reversal.
3. DISPLACEMENT — After the sweep, price must show a strong, impulsive move in the opposite direction. A weak, grinding reversal is not displacement.
4. ENTRY ARRAY — The actual entry is placed at a FVG or Order Block within the OTE zone.
5. STOP LOSS — Placed beyond the liquidity sweep.
6. TARGET — The next liquidity pool in the direction of the move.
When all five elements are present — that is a valid ICT entry. If even ONE is missing, you do not take the trade.
📌 The 5 requirements: HTF bias + liquidity sweep + displacement + entry array (FVG/OB) + clear target. ALL five must be present. Missing even one = skip the trade.
// Test Your Understanding
// KNOWLEDGE CHECK
1. What are the 5 required elements of every valid ICT entry?
2. The Silver Bullet 10:00 AM window closes at?
3. What happens when an Order Block is swept through?
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