ICT Glossary - Complete Terms Dictionary

Ranging session (7 PM - 2 AM EST) that creates liquidity pools for London to target.

Phase where institutions quietly build positions in consolidation.

The full cycle of institutional position building across multiple timeframes before markup.

The concept that price is delivered by algorithms following specific rules for liquidity, imbalance, and time.

The concept that each year's high and low are typically set during specific quarters with predictable expansion patterns.

Series of higher highs and higher lows indicating upward institutional bias.

Series of lower highs and lower lows indicating downward institutional bias.

When price breaks through a recent swing high (bullish) or swing low (bearish), indicating trend continuation.

Stop losses and buy stops resting above swing highs, equal highs, or resistance levels.

Last bearish candle before strong upward displacement — support zone for long entries.

Last bullish candle before strong downward displacement — resistance zone for short entries.

যে order block ভেঙে গিয়ে fail হয়েছে, এখন বিপরীত ভূমিকায় কাজ করছে।

Failed bearish order block (upside এ broken) — retest এ support হিসেবে কাজ করে।

Failed bullish order block (downside এ broken) — retest এ resistance হিসেবে কাজ করে।

Price broken order block এ নতুন role এ test করতে return করে — key entry opportunity।

Price former order block এ নতুন opposing role এ react করলে breaker valid confirm হয়।

Test হওয়া bullish order block যেখানে price আবার remaining buy order fill করতে return করে।

Test হওয়া bearish order block যেখানে price আবার remaining sell order fill করতে return করে।

Buy-Side Imbalance, Sell-Side Inefficiency — বর্তমান price এর নিচে gap যা support হিসেবে কাজ করে।

Sell-Side Imbalance, Buy-Side Inefficiency — বর্তমান price এর উপরে gap যা resistance হিসেবে কাজ করে।

FVG এর বিপরীত — price range যেখানে efficient delivery ঘটেছে (কোনো gap নেই)।

When institutions are actively accumulating long positions across multiple timeframes.

Correlated pair makes lower low while your pair makes higher low — bullish bias.

Correlated pair makes higher high while your pair makes lower high — bearish bias.

When price breaks structure in the opposite direction of the prevailing trend, indicating potential reversal.

The 50% level of any range, FVG, or wick — optimal entry point within that structure.

Order block that HAS been tested/touched but still valid — price returned and respected it.

যেকোনো FVG এর 50% midpoint — gap এর মধ্যে optimal entry point।

Four-phase institutional cycle: Consolidation → Inducement → Stop-loss hunt → Distribution.

Range building phase where institutions accumulate positions.

Markets that typically move together (e.g., EUR/USD and GBP/USD, Gold and Silver).

When price is range-bound, building liquidity pools for the next expansion.

Protecting account from catastrophic losses through proper risk controls — survival first, profits second.

Full trading plan covering bias determination, entry models, risk rules, trade management, and journaling.

The magnetic pull price has toward significant liquidity pools.

The full price range from low to high of a significant move within which premium and discount zones exist.

Lower portion of dealing range (typically 0-50%) where price is cheap — favorable for buying.

PD Arrays located in the discount zone of dealing range — support zones for long entries.

The opening price of the daily candle (5 PM EST for forex) — significant reference level for intraday bias.

The real institutional move that delivers price to target.

PO3 cycle that plays out over one trading day (Asian = Accumulation, London open = Manipulation, London/NY = Distribution).

True institutional move that delivers price to target.

Current phase of price delivery (expansion, retracement, consolidation).

The full cycle of institutional position unloading across multiple timeframes before markdown.

Rules to limit maximum equity decline — typically 5-10% max drawdown before stopping trading to reassess.

Maximum amount willing to lose in a single day (e.g., 2-3% of account) — stop trading when hit.

Building the story of what institutions are doing today based on HTF bias, session context, and key levels.

Understanding how institutional dealing desks execute orders — pairing retail flow against institutional positions.

Higher timeframe market structure that provides overall market direction and bias.

Liquidity pools intentionally created by Smart Money through consolidation and equal highs/lows.

Liquidity resting outside current price range (above highs or below lows).

Two or more highs at exactly or very nearly the same price level, indicating BSL above.

Two or more lows at exactly or very nearly the same price level, indicating SSL below.

The 50% midpoint of a dealing range — neither premium nor discount.

When price is in active trending move away from consolidation.

Repeating patterns of market structure across all timeframes (structure within structure).

সম্পূর্ণ broken order block — opposite side থেকে retest হলে breaker হয়।

3-candle price imbalance যেখানে candle 1 ও 3 এর wick overlap করে না — inefficient price delivery।

Price fair value gap আংশিক বা সম্পূর্ণ fill করতে return করা।

Price movement designed to appear as breakout but is actually manipulation to collect liquidity.

Integration of all ICT concepts into a cohesive personal system — from analysis to execution to management to review.

Institutions move price by targeting liquidity pools, engineering false moves, and using algorithmic order execution across multiple timeframes.

Multiple confluence factor সহ OB (FVG overlap, OTE zone, HTF alignment, Kill Zone timing)।

The 4-hour timeframe story of institutional order flow — bridges HTF bias and LTF execution.

1-hour timeframe structure confirming the institutional narrative before dropping to execution TF.

Larger timeframes that provide overall direction (Daily, 4H, Weekly).

Framework combining multiple confluence factors: HTF structure + liquidity target + time + PD Array + SMT alignment.

Trading methodology developed by Michael J. Huddleston that teaches institutional trading logic and how Smart Money operates in financial markets.

How large financial institutions execute orders, accumulate positions, and move price through algorithmic delivery and liquidity targeting.

Lower timeframe market structure within higher timeframe moves (e.g., M5 structure within H4 trend).

Liquidity resting within current consolidation or range (imbalances, gaps).

False price move designed to entice retail traders into wrong positions, creating liquidity for institutions.

The direction and volume of large institutional orders moving through the market.

Evidence of institutional activity visible on charts (displacement, FVGs, order blocks, liquidity sweeps).

Initial reaction এর পর mitigation block এ institution re-enter বা position add করে।

FVG যা সম্পূর্ণ trade through হয়েছে এবং এখন বিপরীত function serve করে।

যেকোনো area যেখানে price delivery optimal ছিল না — imbalance তৈরি করে যা fill হতে হবে।

Phase where institutions exit accumulated positions at favorable prices — the delivery phase.

Phase where institutions build positions before major directional move — hidden within consolidation.

Updated trading model focusing on Silver Bullet entries during kill zones with FVG-based execution.

Refined execution model emphasizing algorithmic price delivery, time-based entries, and narrative confluence.

Setup where a breaker block perfectly overlaps with a fair value gap, creating an ultra-high-probability entry zone.

High-probability setup during specific 1-hour windows (3-4 AM, 10-11 AM, 2-3 PM EST) targeting FVGs.

Trading the false breakout and reversal at old highs/lows — when price takes out a level and reverses.

Using a specific FVG within a displacement leg as precision entry point — named for its deadly accuracy.

Precision entry at optimal PD Array after confirming institutional direction on LTF.

Entering at 62-79% Fibonacci retracement zone after displacement confirms institutional direction.

Entering after Market Structure Shift (CHOCH) confirms reversal on lower timeframe.

Entering when price returns to fill a Fair Value Gap in alignment with higher timeframe bias.

False move to attract retail traders into wrong positions.

Analyzing relationships between correlated markets (EUR/USD vs GBP/USD, ES vs NQ, etc.).

The algorithmic system interbank dealers use to deliver price efficiently across 20/40/60 day look-back periods.

Evidence that institutional capital is backing a directional move — confirmed by displacement and structure breaks.

The process of building directional conviction through multi-timeframe analysis, SMT, and narrative alignment.

False breakout at session open that traps traders before price reverses in true direction.

নির্দিষ্ট time window যখন institutional order flow সর্বোচ্চ এবং best trade setup ঘটে।

Resting stop losses and pending orders above/below price levels that institutions target for order execution.

Concentrated area of resting stop losses and orders, typically at swing points or equal highs/lows.

Area on chart with no significant liquidity (no consolidation, clean price movement) — same as Fair Value Gap.

When price moves aggressively toward a liquidity pool to sweep stops and execute orders.

Quick move to capture liquidity above/below a level, usually followed by immediate reversal.

Price moving through a level to trigger stops (creates wicks on charts), then reversing.

How institutions create consolidation and equal highs/lows to build liquidity pools.

The process of price moving to capture engineered liquidity.

Aggressive move to capture multiple liquidity pools quickly.

2:00-5:00 AM EST (8:00-11:00 AM London) — primary window for European institutional trading.

3:00 AM EST (8:00 AM London) — high volatility time when London markets open.

Manipulation that occurs at London open (3 AM EST / 8 AM London) — false expansion before true move.

Period when false move is sweeping stops to create liquidity for the real institutional move.

Smaller timeframes used for precise entry execution (M15, M5, M1).

The concept that markets seek to deliver price efficiently between premium and discount zones, filling imbalances along the way.

How market makers (banks, institutions) engineer price to accumulate liquidity, manipulate retail traders, and deliver price to targets.

The framework of swing highs and swing lows that defines trend direction and market character.

Same as Change of Character (CHOCH) — when market structure transitions from bullish to bearish or vice versa.

Market structure analysis across multiple timeframes to ensure alignment (Monthly → Weekly → Daily → Intraday).

Concept that price gravitates toward the middle (50%) of ranges, wicks, and imbalances as the market seeks equilibrium.

The story of what institutions are doing based on structure, liquidity, and price delivery — the 'why' behind price movement.

When price returns to an order block and 'mitigates' it by filling remaining institutional orders.

আংশিকভাবে test হওয়া order block যা সম্পূর্ণ hold করতে ব্যর্থ, price ফিরে আসার জন্য unfilled order রেখে যায়।

First OB touch এ complete না হওয়া remaining institutional order fill করতে price return করা।

Understanding when institutional traders are most active and price movements most significant.

The opening price of the monthly candle — institutional reference level for monthly narrative.

False move to trap retail traders and sweep liquidity before true move.

PO3 cycle over one month (first week = Accumulation, mid-month = Manipulation, final weeks = Distribution).

Institutional accumulation model for long positions (bearish → sweep SSL → reverse bullish).

Institutional distribution model for short positions (bullish → sweep BSL → reverse bearish).

Directional bias determined from higher timeframe market structure.

15-minute timeframe entry framework — identifies precise entry setups within the confirmed narrative.

5-minute timeframe execution — the final trigger for trade entry with tight stop loss placement.

Large liquidity pools visible on higher timeframes (weekly/monthly highs and lows).

Smaller liquidity pools visible on lower timeframes (intraday swing points).

The broader institutional agenda for the month — major liquidity targets and directional bias.

The algorithmic rules market makers follow: engineer liquidity, manipulate price, deliver to institutional targets.

Order block that has NOT been tested yet (price hasn't returned to it).

7:00-10:00 AM EST (New York AM session) — primary window for US institutional trading.

9:30 AM EST — US stock market open, high impact on indices and correlated markets.

Manipulation that occurs at NY open (9:30 AM EST) — initial fake move before real direction.

Liquidity pool on opposite side of current price action (BSL when price is falling, SSL when rising).

The 62-79% Fibonacci retracement zone of a move — the institutional re-entry sweet spot.

The last opposite-colored candle before a strong directional move — marks where institutions entered.

Confirmation that an OB is institutional (created by displacement, breaks structure, creates FVG).

When price closes completely through an order block without reacting — OB is invalidated.

Previous session close ও current session open এর মধ্যে gap — price fill করতে magnet হিসেবে কাজ করে।

The algorithmic system that governs how price moves between liquidity pools, fills fair value gaps, and delivers to institutional targets.

Upper portion of dealing range (typically 50-100%) where price is expensive — favorable for selling.

How price moves from one liquidity pool to another, filling imbalances along the way.

Premium or Discount Array — specific price structures where institutions place orders (Order Blocks, FVGs, Breakers, Mitigation Blocks).

PD Arrays located in the premium zone of dealing range — resistance zones for short entries.

Three-phase institutional cycle: Accumulation → Manipulation → Distribution.

Calculating lot size based on fixed percentage account risk (typically 1-2% per trade).

Closing portion of position at targets while letting remainder run — locks in profit, reduces stress.

Complete system for executing trades with minimal risk: HTF bias → LTF confirmation → Kill Zone timing → PD Array entry.

Systematic recording of trades including screenshots, narrative, entry/exit logic, and psychological state for review.

ICT concept that major market reversals and expansions align with quarterly boundaries (March, June, September, December).

Retail traders react to price; Smart Money engineers price. Retail provides liquidity that institutions use to fill their large orders.

Price consolidating between defined highs and lows without clear directional bias — accumulation or distribution zone.

Stop losses and pending orders sitting inactive in the market waiting to be triggered.

Multiple swing highs at approximately the same price level (minor variance acceptable), indicating BSL above.

Multiple swing lows at approximately the same price level (minor variance acceptable), indicating SSL below.

Price extending to capture the next available liquidity pool beyond current structure.

When price breaks out of consolidation and begins trending with increased volatility.

When price volatility decreases and consolidation tightens before the next expansion.

Using the wick (not full candle body) of the order block for more precise entry levels.

Price FVG বা inefficiency fill করতে return করলে — market equilibrium seek করে।

Long wick সহ candle যা একটি level এ strong rejection দেখায় — wick body ভবিষ্যত support/resistance।

Which instrument in a correlated pair is stronger — making better highs/lows relative to the other.

Which instrument in a correlated pair is weaker — making worse highs/lows relative to the other.

When institutions re-enter market after partial move, adding to positions at key PD Arrays.

When price pulls back into PD Arrays for institutional re-entry.

Systematic approach to position sizing and capital protection — the most critical skill for long-term survival.

Ratio of potential profit to potential loss (e.g., 1:3 means risk 1 to make 3). Minimum 1:2 recommended.

Trading approach that focuses on understanding how institutions (banks, hedge funds, market makers) move price, as opposed to retail trading methods.

A peak in price with lower highs on both sides, marking resistance and potential reversal points.

A trough in price with higher lows on both sides, marking support and potential reversal points.

The moment when market character changes from trending to ranging or reverses direction entirely.

Stop losses and sell stops resting below swing lows, equal lows, or support levels.

Deliberate move by market makers to trigger stop losses before reversing in true direction.

Stop losses and orders accumulated during one session that get targeted by subsequent sessions.

The highest price reached during a specific trading session — acts as BSL target for next session.

The lowest price reached during a specific trading session — acts as SSL target for next session.

When institutions are actively distributing short positions across multiple timeframes.

Aggressive sweep of stops to create liquidity for real move.

When correlated instruments fail to make equal highs/lows, revealing institutional bias.

Adding to a winning position at subsequent PD Arrays while maintaining original risk parameters.

The complete institutional story across all timeframes — combining bias, liquidity, time, and PD arrays into one thesis.

When price respects current market structure and makes new higher highs (bullish) or lower lows (bearish).

When market structure shifts and price begins moving in the opposite direction with new structure.

Price structure designed to trap retail traders on wrong side before institutional move begins.

Identifying which liquidity pool price is likely to reach next based on institutional bias.

ICT concept that time is more important than price — specific time windows create specific price behaviors algorithmically.

Starting analysis from highest timeframe (Monthly/Weekly) down to execution timeframe (M5/M1).

How to handle open positions (scaling, trailing stops, taking profits) — the art of maximizing winners.

The foundational concept that all price movement is driven by the need to access resting orders (stop losses, pending orders) at key levels.

একটি candle এর close ও পরের candle এর open এর মধ্যে gap (একই direction) — aggressive institutional activity।

The opening price of the weekly candle (Sunday 5 PM EST) — key reference for weekly directional bias.

PO3 cycle over one trading week (Mon-Tue = Accumulation, Wed = Manipulation, Thu-Fri = Distribution).

Maximum amount willing to lose in a single week (e.g., 5% of account) — forces rest and review when hit.

The institutional story unfolding over the week — which liquidity pools are targets, what phase of PO3 we're in.