Smart Money and ICT in plain language
Articles on how price movement works: liquidity, imbalances, order blocks, SMT divergence and time. The same topics as on the YouTube channel, in a format that is easy to come back to.
SMT divergence: what it is and how to spot it
How to compare correlated assets, where to look for divergence, and why SMT is a confirmation, not an entry.
5 min readRead Smart Money · BasicsOrder blocks: what they are and how to find them
Bullish and bearish OBs, signs of a strong block, the mean threshold, and the mistakes that make blocks “stop working”.
7 min readRead Smart Money · BasicsFair value gaps (FVG): what they are and how to use them
How to spot a gap with three candles, why price returns to it, and which imbalances actually matter.
6 min readReadWhere to start
The topics are in the order I recommend learning them: each one builds on the previous.
- LiquidityWhere stops sit and why price is drawn to them
- Market structureTrend, break of structure and liquidity sweeps
- Imbalance (FVG)Three-candle gaps and price returning to them
- Order blockZones where positions were built
- SMT divergenceDivergence between correlated assets
- Power of ThreeAccumulation, manipulation, distribution
- Time and sessionsKillzones, macros and intraday cycles
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This material is educational and is not investment advice or a trading signal. The diagrams are teaching illustrations, not real trades. Trading financial markets involves high risk; test any idea on historical data and a demo account before using it.