Smart money concepts
Market structure, liquidity, order blocks, fair value gaps, premium and discount, and a trade plan that puts them together.
Start the courseMap market structure from swing highs and lows
Confirm swing highs and lows with a fixed rule, label a trend by its structure, find the protected swing your bias depends on, and separate external structure from the smaller swings inside a pullback.
Tell a continuation break from a change of character
Separate a break of structure, which confirms the trend, from a change of character, the first break against it, judge both on candle-body closes rather than wicks, and plan the stop and size for a trade on a $10K Classic account.
Find stop clusters and tell a sweep from a breakout
Find where stop and breakout orders gather, at equal highs and lows and obvious swing points, judge from the close and the next few candles whether price swept those orders or broke through, and keep your own stop out of the cluster on a $10K Direct account.
Mark the candle that launched a move and plan its retest
Mark bullish and bearish order blocks from the last opposite candle before a break of structure, keep only the ones that pass four filters, read mitigation and failure, and plan a retest trade on a $25K Direct account.
Spot displacement and plan entries from the imbalance it leaves
Tell displacement from an ordinary push, mark the fair value gaps and other imbalances it leaves, and choose between an entry at the gap's edge or its midpoint with the stop and size worked out.
Split a dealing range into premium and discount before you enter
Draw a dealing range from its swing low to its swing high, find the 50% equilibrium, and buy only in discount or sell only in premium, with the optimal trade entry levels worked out to the pip.
Time your setups to the Asian, London and New York kill zones
Learn the ICT kill zones in New York and UK time, how the clock changes move them, and how the Asian range sets up the liquidity that London and New York often take.
Turn smart money concepts into a checklist you can trade on a challenge
Combine structure, liquidity, order blocks, fair value gaps, premium and discount and kill zones into a yes-or-no checklist, then size it to the Classic and Direct daily loss and maximum loss limits.
Smart money concepts quiz
Check what you have learned. Each answer comes with the reasoning behind it.
Put your trading to the test.
Choose an account size and a route, then trade a simulated account against the programme's targets and limits.
Simulated trading environment only; no brokerage account is provided. Evaluation fees apply. Rewards are performance-based, not guaranteed, and subject to eligibility, verification and programme Terms and Conditions.