ICT Obsidian Teaching: Opposing Wicks and Higher-Timeframe Narrative
ICT defines Obsidian as two opposing wicks interpreted within a higher-timeframe narrative, with price assessed between the midpoint of each wick.
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How New ICT Students Should Start, Part 3: Organizing Chart Data
ICT’s Part 3 lesson asks new students to replace cluttered charts with separate, repeatable layouts for macro levels, prior-week ranges, opening gaps, and selected inefficiencies.
Read the researchICT 2025 Lecture Series SMC New York NWOG Forex Notes
A source-conscious study guide to the ICT New York NWOG forex topic associated with January 27, 2025, including plotting steps, session context, hypothetical scenarios, and risk…
Read the researchICT Monday Review on NQ and Premarket Session Rules Revisited
ICT reviews NQ through a daily imbalance and the 7:00–9:00 premarket range, then explains why the fast opening decline did not provide his planned entry.
Read the researchICT NQ Trade Review: Jackson Hole Symposium Day 2
ICT reviews a volatile NQ session during Jackson Hole week, explaining his inversion fair value gap interpretation, event-risk management and process-first study routine.
Read the researchICT 2025 Lecture Series SMC Trading Opening Range Gaps Guide
An independent guide to ICT 2025 opening range gaps, including terminology, chart-marking steps, SMC confluence, common mistakes, and validation risks.
Read the researchICT: How to Engage Price After Holiday Volume Days
ICT uses a post-holiday session to illustrate why he starts with reduced exposure or paper trading, then evaluates opening gaps, liquidity, imbalances, and candle-body behavior before…
Read the researchICT’s NFP Review: TGIF Retracements, Opening Gaps, and Student Encouragement
ICT reviews a Nasdaq NFP session through his TGIF retracement, opening-gap, fair-value-gap, and lunch-macro concepts before encouraging new students to study patiently and become independent.
Read the researchProp Firms That Pay With RiseWorks to Verify
Several prop firms have been associated with RiseWorks payouts, but current availability requires first-party confirmation. Here is what funded traders should verify before choosing a firm.
Read the researchHow to Compare Prop Firms With Confidence
Compare prop firms using a repeatable framework covering true cost, drawdown mechanics, funded-stage restrictions, payout policies, platform fit, and operational transparency.
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