🎯 A Complete ICT-Based Trading Plan

Now that we’ve explored highs and lows, real vs. fake breakouts, the Market Structure Shift, institutional tools like Order Blocks and Fair Value Gaps, time-based patterns, and Killzones... it’s time to put it all together into a cohesive trading plan.

🧩 1. Key Components of the Integrated Plan

✅ Step 1: Determine Market Bias

  • Use highs and lows to identify whether the market is trending up or down.

  • Watch for Market Structure Shifts (MSS) as early signals of a potential reversal.

✅ Step 2: Define Areas of Interest

  • Mark key Order Blocks (OBs) at support and resistance zones.

  • Identify Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) as potential entry/exit zones.

  • Use Breaker Blocks to confirm direction after a real breakout.

✅ Step 3: Timing Your Entry

  • Never enter randomly — wait for Killzones (especially New York or London sessions).

  • Combine time-based analysis with price action for higher accuracy.

  • Look for liquidity grabs and reversal candles at OBs or FVGs.

✅ Step 4: Entry & Exit Strategy

  • Entry: After confirmation candle or liquidity sweep at OB/FVG.

  • Stop Loss: 5–10 pips beyond the OB or FVG (or based on the time frame).

  • Take Profit: At nearby liquidity pools or previous highs/lows.

💸 2. Money Management:

> Trading without risk management is like driving without brakes.

📌 Tips:

  • Never risk more than 1–2% of your account per trade.

  • Adjust position size based on your stop loss distance.

  • Secure profits by moving stop loss to break-even after TP1.

  • Aim for at least a 1:2 or 1:3 reward-to-risk ratio.

🧠 3. Final ICT Tips:

  • Don’t trade every day — wait for high-probability setups.

  • Backtest everything you’ve learned — study how these models played out historically.

  • Master your psychology — patience and discipline win in the long run.

  • Keep a trading journal: document every trade — the reason, the outcome, and the lesson.

✅ Practical Example:

⚠️ Scenario:

  • Market is in a downtrend, breaking previous lows.

  • FVG + OB formed at a key level.

  • Killzone: New York session.

  • Reversal candle appears after liquidity sweep.

  1. Entry: After confirmation.

  2. Stop Loss: 10 pips above OB.

  3. TP1: Nearest liquidity pool.

  4. TP2: New low.

🏁 Conclusion:

ICT is not just a set of tools — it's a mindset and a structured approach to understanding how smart money operates. When you combine:

  • Market Structure Analysis.

  • Institutional Tools (OBs, FVGs).

  • Time-Based Models (Killzones).

  • and Proper Risk Management.

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