- 8 Sections
- 68 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Introduction to ICT and Smart Money Concepts7
- 1.1What is Inner Circle Trader (ICT)? Core philosophy and institutional perspective.
- 1.2Smart money concepts: how institutions manipulate price to hunt retail liquidity.
- 1.3Key ICT principles: liquidity, market structure, and algorithmic price delivery.
- 1.4Tools needed: charting platforms (e.g., TradingView, MetaTrader) for ICT setups.
- 1.5Video: Overview of ICT and smart money framework.
- 1.6Setup: Configure TradingView for ICT analysis (e.g., New York session times, clean charts).
- 1.7Quiz: ICT fundamentals and terminology.
- Understanding Liquidity in ICT9
- 2.1Liquidity pools: stop-loss hunting, buy/sell stops, and market inefficiencies.
- 2.2Types of liquidity: retail stops, equal highs/lows, swing highs/lows.
- 2.3ICT’s Judas Swing: fake moves to trap retail traders.
- 2.4Identifying liquidity grabs on charts.
- 2.5Video: Demonstrating liquidity grabs and Judas Swings.
- 2.6Exercise: Mark 5 liquidity zones on a historical chart.
- 2.7Quiz: Liquidity concepts and identification.
- 2.8Liquidity identification cheat sheet.
- 2.9Reference: ICT YouTube content on liquidity.
- Order Blocks and Market Structure9
- 3.1Order Blocks: institutional buying/selling zones (bullish/bearish).
- 3.2Market structure: ICT’s perspective (expansion, retracement, reversal).
- 3.3Role reversal: Order Blocks as support/resistance.
- 3.4Drawing and validating high-probability Order Blocks.
- 3.5Video: Identifying and drawing Order Blocks.
- 3.6Practical: Plot 3 Order Blocks on a sample chart.
- 3.7Quiz: Order Blocks and market structure.
- 3.8Order Block identification guide.
- 3.9Worksheet for plotting Order Blocks.
- Fair Value Gaps and Imbalance Trading9
- 4.1Fair Value Gaps (FVG): price imbalances as institutional trade signals.
- 4.2Types of FVGs: bullish, bearish, and their significance.
- 4.3Trading FVGs: retests and confirmation with market structure.
- 4.4Combining FVGs with liquidity zones for higher probability.
- 4.5Video: Analyzing FVGs and their role in ICT trading.
- 4.6Exercise: Identify and mark FVGs on 3 sample charts.
- 4.7Quiz: FVG concepts and applications.
- 4.8FVG identification checklist.
- 4.9Reference: ICT resources on imbalances.
- ICT Trading Strategies9
- 5.1Silver Bullet strategy: time-based entries (e.g., 10-11 AM NY session).
- 5.2Order Block trading: entries on retests with confluence.
- 5.3FVG trading: capturing retests after liquidity grabs.
- 5.4Kill Zones: optimal trading times (London, New York sessions).
- 5.5Video: Demonstrating Silver Bullet and Order Block trades on live charts.
- 5.6Exercise: Plan and simulate 3 ICT trades (Silver Bullet, FVG, Order Block).
- 5.7Quiz: ICT strategy applications.
- 5.8ICT strategy template (Silver Bullet, FVG, Order Block).
- 5.9Guide to Kill Zones (DailyFX).
- Risk Management in ICT Trading9
- 6.1Position sizing: ICT’s risk approach based on liquidity and Order Blocks.
- 6.2Setting stop-loss: placing stops beyond liquidity zones or Order Blocks.
- 6.3Risk-reward ratio: optimizing trades with ICT’s high-probability setups.
- 6.4Trade management: trailing stops using FVGs or structure breaks.
- 6.5Video: Executing ICT trades with risk management.
- 6.6Practical: Calculate position size and set stop-loss for an ICT trade.
- 6.7Quiz: ICT risk management principles.
- 6.8Resources: Risk management calculator.
- 6.9Reference: BabyPips Risk Management.
- Developing an ICT Trading Plan9
- 7.1Components of an ICT trading plan: Kill Zones, setups, risk rules.
- 7.2Backtesting ICT strategies: Silver Bullet, FVG, Order Block trades.
- 7.3Trading journal: tracking ICT metrics (e.g., liquidity hits, FVG retests).
- 7.4Adapting to market conditions: high-impact news, low-liquidity sessions.
- 7.5Video: Building an ICT-focused trading plan.
- 7.6Exercise: Create and backtest an ICT trading plan.
- 7.7Quiz: ICT trading plan essentials.
- 7.8ICT trading plan template.
- 7.9Guide to backtesting (TradeStation).
- Psychology, ICT Pitfalls, and Next Steps7
- 8.1Managing emotions: discipline in waiting for ICT setups, avoiding FOMO.
- 8.2Common ICT mistakes: misidentifying Order Blocks, chasing liquidity runs.
- 8.3Building confidence: mastering ICT’s repeatable setups.
- 8.4Resources for ongoing learning: ICT communities, videos, simulators.
- 8.5Video: Case studies of ICT trading errors.
- 8.6Exercise: Reflect on trading psychology in a journal.
- 8.7Final Quiz: Comprehensive course review.