ICT STRATEGIES

A precision intraday strategy using three specific one-hour windows. Requires a liquidity sweep followed by a 1-minute FVG entry. Uses defined risk-reward rules with tight invalidation.

Study the three-phase AMD framework: Accumulation, Manipulation, and Distribution. The framework can be used to organize session context and test entry conditions around liquidity and market structure.

Enter at the 62-79% Fibonacci retracement (Optimal Trade Entry) after a liquidity sweep and market structure shift. Can be adapted across timeframes, but suitability should be tested on the chosen market and timeframe.

Wait for a liquidity sweep of a key level, then enter at the nearest Fair Value Gap created by the displacement candle. A simple, structured setup; its effectiveness should be evaluated with your own testing.

Trade the flip of a failed order block. When an OB fails and price trades through it, re-enter at the breaker block for the continuation move. Uses a defined invalidation point; realized reward-to-risk varies by setup and management.

Fade false breakouts by entering opposite to a liquidity sweep. When price makes a new high/low then immediately reverses, enter the reversal with the next liquidity pool as target.

Use Smart Money Technique divergence between correlated pairs (EURUSD/GBPUSD or NAS100/SP500) to confirm reversals at key ICT levels. Adds confluence to any setup.

Use the 12 AM EST candle open as a key reference level. Some traders study whether price revisits the midnight open during the trading day. Trade rejections and sweeps of this level.