Full Entry Model:
1) Mark the 4H liquidity pools
2) Identify the 4H directional bias
3) Drop to the 15M
4) Wait for a liquidity sweep at a key level
5) Enter the FVG that forms after the sweep
6) Target the opposing liquidity pool
Every trade. Same process
Stop Wasting Time And Just Use This Strategy:
1) Wait for price to enter a 4H OB
2) Wait for price to react aggressively of the 4H OB on the 15 min
3) Wait for a new OB to form on the 15 min
4) Enter on that new OB
5) Target a 2 or 3 RR
Done.
Print Money With Liquidity:
1) Target 4H highs and lows. That's your Liquidity.
2) Look for a sweep on the 15M, 5M or 1M.
3) Wait for a FVG to form opposite the sweep.
4) Stop at the sweep high/low
5) Target previous session Liquidity.
Done.
How to trade indices:
1) Wait for a liquidity sweep at the 9:30am open.
2) Wait for a strong aggressive move in the opposite direction.
3) Wait for a FVG to form on the 5 min or below.
4) Enter on that FVG.
5) Target a 2 or 3 RR
Done.
The best trading model is ICT's 2022 model WITHOUT market structure.
If you wait for a MSS you miss so many great trades.
All you really need is:
1) Bias
2) Liquidity Sweep
3) FVG
4) Entry
That's it.
The highest probability setups have three things in common:
1) A liquidity sweep
2) An Order Block that forms after the sweep
3) A FVG attached to that Order Block
When all three align, the trade is a no-brainer.
A liquidity sweep occurs when large institutions (smart money) need to buy or sell in size.
They push price into obvious highs or lows to trigger pending orders and stop losses, giving them the volume they need to fill their trades.
It's nothing personal.
Just business.
Gold is the easiest asset to trade but you need to understand this:
It respects session times.
London sweeps.
New York continues.
Wait for the sweep. Wait for the FVG. Enter.
Same setup. Every session.
Rinse & Repeat.