Guides
ICT concepts explained, in plain English
Short, practical guides to the ideas of ICT (the Inner Circle Trader) for traders who are just starting: kill zones, fair value gaps, liquidity, opening gaps and how to journal them. Each one starts with a one-sentence answer, shows an NQ chart, lists the common mistakes and links to ICT’s own lectures. Times are New York time.
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New to ICT? Read them in this order.
- ICT kill zonesWhen to look: the hours that matter, in New York time.
- Liquidity sweepWhere price is drawn: the stops above highs and below lows.
- Fair value gap (FVG)Where to enter: the gap a fast move leaves behind.
- PD arraysCheap or expensive: premium, discount and the levels in each.
- ICT silver bulletOne simple model that puts the pieces together.
- How to journal ICT tradesHow to record it all, so your results teach you.
More guides
- NWOG and NDOGThe new week and new day opening gaps (NWOG, NDOG) in plain English: where they come from on futures, their consequent encroachment, and how to use them.
- ICT glossaryEvery ICT term a new trader meets, explained in one or two plain sentences: kill zones, FVG, NWOG, order blocks, liquidity, OTE, PD arrays and more.
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