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trading the weekly range,.and introducing myself. 15-minute lesson
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🗒️ the market profiling guide. 100+ pages • complete resource. [PDF].
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my top public ICT videos:. Market Maker Series Vol. 4 of 5.Month 10 - Index Futures AM Trend.Month 8 - Essentials to ICT Day Trading.Month 7 - Defining Weekly Range Profiles.2022 Mentorship Episode 10 .The Weekly Bias - Short Term Trading. this is an entire trading plan.
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if london does this,.new york will do that. london reversal, new york continuation.london protraction, new york reversal.london consolidation, new york manipulation. a visual to reference for those applying
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simplified weekly profile protocol. for those applying,.this is for you to save
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time-based distribution data. session opens.news releases. this is how the daily candle is formed. you want to capture expansion?.now you know when to trade
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after discovering ICT, it took me:. 1 month to know discount versus premium.2 months to start annotating order blocks correctly.3 months to incorporate high timeframe framework.4 months to consider the economic calendar.5 months to implement daily profiles.6 months begin.
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for those serious about improvement,.this is your new weekly trading review. the most important part of every week
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1 weekly candle,.5 daily candles. everything exists within these two fractals. understand the weekly candle,.you have daily bias. • economic calendar.• weekly profile. understand the daily candle,.you know where and when to enter. • daily profile.• volatility driver.
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daily profiles will confirm a bias. when bullish,.london should trade lower. when bearish,.london should trade higher. new york will be distribution. if london consolidates,.new york should manipulate the opposing range. if london expands to the draw,.new york is low-probability.
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monday tells how tuesday will print.tuesday tells how wednesday will print. by wednesday,.every possible profile for the weekly range is narrowed down to only one option. that is how the weekly candle develops. avoid monday.consider tuesday.exploit wednesday, thursday, and friday.
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to make trading work,.learn how to get out of your own way. you likely already win enough.you likely already learned enough.you likely already understand enough. you just need to shift your perspective. how do you start making profits?.it's not about forcing more wins. you.
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episode 1 of the 2022 mentorship has 2M views.episode 10 has 600,000.episode 20 has 250,000. barely 10% made it halfway through. and watching the videos is the easy part,.learning from experience in the charts is the hard part. everyone wants the end result,.few will do the work.
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“where do I start with ICT?”. one simple path to learning:. 1 • 2022 mentorship,.foundation of knowledge. 2 • market maker series,.intro to framing the daily and weekly candle. 3 • core content,.refining overall understanding. study often and remove noise,.give it a year.
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signatures within phases of price delivery,.a visual for those who asked. consolidation.reversal.retracement. video series on each phase?.• how to operate, anticipate, and trade
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weekly and daily charts,.this is where narrative is established. hourly charts,.this is where bias is confirmed. minute charts,.this is where entry signatures occur. no narrative? no hourly charts.no confirmations? no minute charts.no entry signature? no trade. in that order.
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all my entries occur around a volatility injection. in order of significance:. 8:30.9:30.10:00. they only have two functions. 1 • induce manipulation to then expand.2 • expand if manipulation previously occured. when a day is set for a large range,.these times deliver the move.
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consistent trading is uncomfortable. it is uncomfortable to be patient,.it is easy to be active in the market. it is uncomfortable to commit to a plan,.it is easy to act on emotions. it is uncomfortable to hold winning trades,.it is easy to close prematurely. it is uncomfortable.
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to progress in trading, you will make mistakes. to learn about risk, you will lose money.to learn about entries, you will get stopped.to learn about charts, you will be incorrect.to learn about control, you will overtrade.to learn about emotion, you will be frustrated. so invite.
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a path to sustainable trading. everything you need to do,.not the easy but the necessary. one year done properly can change everything. first,.stop comparing yourself to other traders. forget the trades they took.forget the profit they posted.forget the analysis they shared. none.
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🗒️ the weekly profile guide. volume 1 • classic expansion week. [PDF].
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being consistent in trading is tedious, repetitive, and boring. destroying yourself in trading is fast. with just a few impulsive decisions,.you can undo months of positive progress. everyone eventually learns this lesson. the only difference is how many times you will experience.
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the wick is the framework,.allow this to form. the body is the expansion,.this is what you trade. 1. weekly opening price.2. daily price level.3. hourly confirmation. the weekly candle is daily bias
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📓Fair Value Gap : Stop Loss Types. [mitigating risk + protecting positions]
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if you trade,.you need a defined process. one that forces consistency. a few daily candles per week,.while strict on rules of this process. try for yourself and see
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lesson on the economic calendar:. first,.addressing a misconception. high-impact news does NOT always make the high or low of week,.avoid restricting price to this bias. if it did,.there would be no reason to ever look at a price chart for directional context. the economic.
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my best work to date,.all in one place. complete guide to market profiling. • organized content.• weekly protocol slides.• added resources. tomorrow
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during a consolidation,.wait for external range manipulation. during a reversal,.wait for a change in state of delivery. during a retracement,.seek opposing arrays near equilibrium. trade the expansions which occur as a result. emphasize this on the daily chart,.a key to bias.
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[standard deviation projections]. 🗒 introduction to expansion targets
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each week has a point of reversal,.and the best trading days follow it. how to identify?. • economic calendar paired with weekly profile.• daily PD array.• hourly change in state of delivery. once that framework is set,.anticipate opposing days of expansion. 8:30-10:00 entries.
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I love sharing this video. [understanding the mechanics]. sell premium - return discount.buy discount - return premium.•.equilibrium of the dealing range is the easiest and most likely target. first observe liquidity being engaged and use displacement to get onside
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study the opening days of the week,.they tell you the weekly candle direction. study the opening hours of the day,.they tell you the daily candle direction. if up first, then look down.if down first, then look up.if ranged, then look external. opportunity follows the manipulation.
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as a trader,.you don't create opportunity for yourself. you have a system.you demand alignment.you wait for the market to offer. anything else is ignored. so when a trade comes to you,.take it. when you try to create a trade,.avoid it. one is your system, the other is forced.
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Your path to consistent trading,.One year done this way can change everything. First: Set your goals properly. When you ask someone what their goals are for their trading, you will most often get the response that they want to make a certain amount of money in a year or be.
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⚡️DOUBLE giveaway. sponsored by @MyFundedFX . 3 x 25k challenge accounts.3 x 10k challenge accounts + 1 on 1 learning. winners announced in 72 hours,.good luck!. rules below:
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moving slowly is the fastest way to get what you want in trading. feeling mentally drained? get off the charts.unsure of the bias? wait until the next day.getting emotional? reduce your risk.conflicted on a trade? let it pass. as you're learning,.you have one responsibility. stay.
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the market operates on manipulation. if you are bullish,.you want to first see an initial run lower. if you are bearish,.you want to first see an intial run higher. all timeframes. if price trades directly towards your anticipated draw without manipulation,.it is low-probability.
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going into each week,.hold no expectations for what is to come. no expectation for price.no expectation for trades.no expectation for profits. know your edge,.execute only when offered. opportunities are not forced,.and losses are not personal. a mindset that enables consistency.
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trading before high-impact news is unfavorable.trading through high-impact news is gambling.trading after high-impact news is an edge. before,.price is manipulative. during,.control of risk management is lost. after,.the market tips it's hand. that is where price becomes obvious.
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don't align yourself with the market,.wait for the market to align itself with you. know your setup.know where it forms.know when it should occur.know what the confirmation is. offered? you trade it.not offered? you wait longer. the market is not always for you,.but your setup is.
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you can learn about highs and lows.you can learn about fair value gaps.you can learn about order blocks. but if you fail to understand:. where price is going.how it will get there.when it will do it. then those concepts mean nothing. focus on narrative,.it validates everything.
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monday trades higher.tuesday forms a reversal.wednesday is the expansion. hourly change in state of delivery is confirmation. $NQ +430
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every trade is a process,.and there are three parts to it. the mindset before.the execution during.the journaling after. when each of these are done correctly,.every trade becomes a step in the right direction. what does this look like?. the mindset before,.this is where you ask.
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I have watched thousands of hours of ICT content,.both public and private. what I have learned:. • there are no secrets.• no technical method will save you from poor discipline.• 90% of the concepts will not resonate with you, so be selective.• core content is his best work.
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🗒️ the weekly profile guide. volume 2 • consolidation reversal. [PDF].
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simplicity is the key to the charts.journaling is the key to improvement.trade management is the key to profits.discipline in rules is the key to consistency. focus on each of those,.and put them all into one process. following that process is your key to trading.
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📖 capturing expansion. when price moves with speed. [conditional entry type]
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#ICT | Introduction Model. If you don’t understand each aspect of this model to its FULL extent, avoid confusing yourself with extra advanced concepts. 📝.• buyside/sellside liquidity.• structure shift.• fair value gap.• discount/premium. Skip basics - Stunt your learning
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0-4 trades per week.2 max daily loss.fixed dollar risk.2R minimum. focus on quality,.and staying consistent in rules. find out for yourself.
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the one truth in execution. good trades come easy,.bad trades are worked for. feeling conflicted.overthinking price.being hesitant. all signs of a market unaligned with your system. opportunity must be obvious,.anything less is not your trade. maybe someone else's, but not yours.
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🗒️ the daily profile guide. volume 2 • new york manipulation. [PDF].
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in trading,.you have one goal. make your next trade better than the one before. made an error on your previous trade?.remove it on the next one. followed the plan on your previous trade?.repeat it on the next one. forget outcomes. one good trade at a time,.and results will follow.
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throughout 2023 I shared:. 100 educational posts.58 trade executions.15 PDFs (380 pages).10 videos. all topics building on one approach. my plan is to organize everything in one place,.step by step to learn and apply. would that be helpful?.
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my best work from 2023,.all organized in one place. a complete trading protocol. establishing narrative.systematic rules.market profiling.entry logic.and more. tomorrow
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there comes a time when. you make every mistake,.so now you are consistent. you see every scenario,.so now you are never surprised. you filter through every concept,.so now your process is refined. this is experience,.and it cannot be taught. but every day you get one step closer.
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in trading,.you will never be perfect in outcome. get used to taking losses.get used to missing moves. but you can be perfect in process. if you strictly follow your system,.all outcomes are positive. as the money will always follow. take calculated shots,.get calculated results.
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when it comes to price,.you only need two signatures. highs and lows.opposing close candles. when it comes to time,.you only need three types. day of week.news releases.session opens. it can all be simplified down to this. pair both together,.and you will see charts with clarity.
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in a expansion week,.you have 3 high-probability days. • tuesday.• wednesday.• thursday. in a consolidation week,.you have 2 high-probability days. • thursday.• friday. [monday].least likely to offer one-sided price action.• high-resistance conditions.
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consolidation protocol,.visual from my previous video. anticipate.avoid.opportunity
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an entire year of price action includes:. 252 daily candles.5,544 hourly candles.66,528 five-minute candles. there is an abundance of opportunity. never allow short-term impulsive decisions to sabotage your long-term goals. remember what you want to achieve in 2024.
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monday gave the direction. monday reversal,.wednesday expansion. london gave the confirmation. london reversal,.new york continuation. $NQ +230
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price reverses at external liquidity.price retraces to 50% of the dealing range.price leaves consolidations at the external range. expansions will follow after each phase,.that is what you want to trade. price respects order blocks when expanding. use that as the framework.
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try to lose less,.not win more. you know what a high-quality setup looks like. the issue is acting careless during the time in between that setup actually occuring. always one step forward,.then two back. learn to be comfortable sitting still,.and progress will quickly follow.
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#ICT 📖 Elements of a Trade Setup. “ you need to know where price is at now, where it’s likely to go, and where it came from “
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weekly profile is the narrative. midweek reversal,.friday continuation. daily profile is the confirmation. london protraction,.new york reversal. $NQ +240
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a general rule for trading. mediocre trades take effort,.while quality trades are effortless. open charts.clear narrative.one-sided draw.bias confirmations. this process should be seamless. with any amount of mental resistance,.you should question the trade. demand obvious setups.
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expansion exists in the continuation. frame direction on the daily.confirm the idea on the hourly.trade the continuation intraday. $NQ +260
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I shared how to frame the weekly candle,.it only makes sense to move on to:. the daily profile guide,.3 volumes to intraday framework. sound like a plan?
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before framing the economic calendar,.I do not look at charts. before defining an intraweek reversal,.I do not move below the 4 hour. before identifying intraday framework,.I do not move below the 1 hour. before approaching a relevant volatility driver,.I do not consider an entry.
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