Category: Advanced

In ICT trading, Weekly Profiles refer to how Smart Money structures price throughout a trading week. The key idea is: Each week, there is a defined High and Low — and Smart Money knows exactly where and when to form them. Your goal as a trader is to identify the High and Low of the…

The ICT Weekly Range Expansion Model is a concept from the Inner Circle Trader (ICT) framework. It explains how the price of a currency pair or asset typically expands during a trading week — and how Smart Money traders anticipate and trade these movements. It’s not random — price tends to follow a predictable pattern…

In ICT (Inner Circle Trader) terminology: These are advanced Smart Money Concepts that explain how price aggressively targets liquidity sitting at obvious highs or lows in the market. They show how institutions engineer moves to sweep stop-losses and then reverse or continue the trend. 1. What is Liquidity in ICT? In trading, liquidity means money…

1. What is a Break of Structure (BOS) in ICT? In ICT (Inner Circle Trader) theory, a Break of Structure (BOS) happens when price breaks a previous swing high or low, signaling a shift in market direction or continuation of a trend. For example: A BOS is one of the first signs Smart Money is…

In ICT (Inner Circle Trader) concepts, market structure is built around how price makes highs and lows. While basic traders look at general support and resistance, ICT focuses on Smart Money’s intention behind those highs and lows — especially the Swing Highs. To understand this structure better, ICT categorizes swing highs into: These highs help…

The Implied Fair Value Gap (IFVG) is a concept introduced by ICT (Inner Circle Trader). It’s a variation of the traditional Fair Value Gap (FVG) that focuses on how price moves without forming a traditional imbalance, but still leaves behind a gap based on price delivery expectations. In simple terms, IFVG is a hidden imbalance…

The New Week Opening Gap (NWOG) is a concept taught by ICT (Inner Circle Trader) that shows the difference between the previous week’s closing price and the new week’s opening price. It gives a valuable clue about the bias for the upcoming week. This gap often acts like a magnet, meaning price tends to return…

The New Day Opening Gap (NDOG) is an ICT concept that marks the gap between the previous day’s closing price and the current day’s opening price. This gap gives you insight into how Smart Money is likely to deliver price during the new trading day. It’s a simple but powerful tool to set a bias…

In ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology, the Premium and Discount Arrangement Matrix is a foundational concept that helps traders determine optimal entry zones in alignment with Smart Money principles. It’s based on market structure, price equilibrium, and Fibonacci retracement levels to identify where Smart Money is likely to buy or sell. 1. What is the…

ICT SMT Divergence (Smart Money Technique Divergence) is a powerful concept introduced by Michael J. Huddleston (Inner Circle Trader) that focuses on price divergence between two correlated assets or markets to reveal the intentions of Smart Money. It helps identify potential reversals, market traps, and true direction of price based on institutional behavior rather than…