When Michael J. Huddleston, also known as The Inner Circle Trader or ICT for short, began introducing his concepts to the public back in 2022, he generated a staggering number of followers and students eager to learn his concepts.
The challenge new traders face, however, lies in assembling the various concepts and viewing them as a coherent whole. Order Blocks and Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) can appear anywhere on the chart. Understanding what the market is doing and how to trade them using multi-timeframe analysis can be challenging and is usually where some new traders give up or decide to trade ICT concepts as patterns rather than price action.
The goal of this site is to stay true to ICT’s teachings as much as possible, yet explain it in a simpler way. This will be done by breaking down the concepts and introducing them progressively over series of articles. Each new article builds upon the previous one. The aim is not to create a mere collection of information about the various pieces, but rather to explain what they are and how they all fit together.
ICT Building Blocks
The first section will focus on and establish a solid foundation in ICT Concepts, to be a ICT trader, a trader must first grasp the fundamental concepts.
- ICT Candlestick Fundamentals: This article explains how candlesticks (often referred to as “candles”) are evaluated and the role they play. It serves as the foundation for candlestick analysis.
- Understanding Order Blocks: Here, we delve into how these candles form what is known as High Probability Order Blocks. We explore their formation, characteristics, what to look for, and ways to trade them.
- Order Blocks, Breaker Blocks, and Mitigation Blocks: This section expands on the previous concepts. We explore other types of Order Blocks and discuss the relationships between an Order Block, Breaker, Mitigation Block, and Reclaimed Order Block.
As new articles are published weekly or biweekly, this page will be updated to reflect the new additions and how they all fit together.