🎓 ICT & Smart Money Concepts Mastery

Learn how institutions trade the markets using liquidity, manipulation, and precision entries. This course is built on the original teachings of ICT, modernized with Smart Money insights.

🧩 Institutional Mindset & Market Structure

• Understanding Market Makers vs. Retail Traders
• How Liquidity Drives Market Movement
• Internal vs. External Liquidity
• Identifying Retail Traps & Institutional Intent

🧩 Core Market Foundation

• Introduction to Stock Market Structure
• Equity & Derivatives (Stocks, Futures, Options)
• Commodity Market Essentials (Gold, Crude Oil, Silver, etc.)
• Basics of the Forex Market – Global Currency Dynamics
• Understanding Market Participants & Order Types

🧩 Smart Market Structure Explained

• Break of Structure (BOS) vs. Change of Character (CHOCH)
• Identifying Market Phases (Accumulation, Expansion, Distribution)
• Swing Highs, Swing Lows, and Liquidity Sweeps
• Order Flow vs. Traditional Price Action

🧩 Liquidity Concepts & Traps

• Buy Side vs. Sell Side Liquidity
• Liquidity Pools, Gaps & Imbalances
• Engineering Liquidity – How Institutions Trap Traders
• Fakeouts vs. True Breakouts – Reading the Story

🧩 Order Blocks & Refinement

• Types of Order Blocks – Bullish & Bearish
• Refining OBs with Imbalances (FVG - Fair Value Gaps)
• High Probability vs. Weak OBs – Confirmation Models
• Order Blocks vs. Supply & Demand Zones – Key Differences

🧩 Smart Entry Techniques

• Entry Models: Breaker Blocks, Mitigation, and FVG
• Refined Entry: 15M OB + 1M Confirmation
• Entry with Liquidity Sweep & CHOCH
• Using Time-of-Day & Session Overlaps (London/NY Killzones)

🧩 Market Cycles, Sessions & Killzones

• Understanding Daily Cycle (Midnight, AM/PM Session)
• Killzones: Asian, London, NY, Lunch, Close
• Time-Based Bias & Institutional Behavior Patterns
• Day vs. Weekly Bias – How Institutions Build Trends

🧩 Trade Execution & Risk Control

• Entry Models with Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)
• Stop-Loss Placement – Beyond Candlestick Logic
• Precision Targeting Using Liquidity Pools
• Partial Book Strategy – Scaling In & Out

🧩 Psychology, Journaling & Backtesting

• Mindset Shift from Retail to Institutional
• How to Journal ICT/SMC Trades
• Backtesting Structure & Entries with Replay Tools
• Building & Reviewing Your Edge Consistently

🧩 Smart Money Forex Framework

• How Forex Liquidity Differs from Equities & Futures
• Institutional Pip Mapping & Why Pipettes Matter
• Bid/Ask Manipulation – Spread as a Tool, Not a Cost
• Leverage Through the Institutional Lens – Strategic Use, Not Gambling
• Slippage & Execution – Why ICT Teaches Patience Over Speed
• Currency Pair Behavior – Majors, Minors & Liquidity Voids

🧩 Prop Firms & Funded Account Strategy

• The Institutional Truth About Prop Firms & Capital Allocation
• Psychology of Funded Challenges – The Real Game Being Played
• Step-by-Step Blueprint to Secure & Pass Funded Evaluations
• Risk Management Techniques Tailored for Prop Challenges