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ICT Cheat Sheet

One-page reference to the ICT concepts you'll actually use during a session — plus a fill-in trading plan template. Made to be printed or kept open next to the chart.

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Killzones (ET)

Asia
20:00–00:00 ET

Range builds — mark Asia high/low as liquidity

London
02:00–05:00 ET

Judas swing then reversal; sweep Asia liquidity

NY AM
09:30–11:00 ET

Highest-probability window; Silver Bullet 10:00–11:00

NY PM
13:30–15:00 ET

Afternoon reversal; sweeps AM range

Concepts

FVG
3-candle imbalance. Price often returns to fill before continuing.
IFVG
An FVG that got closed through — flips into a reversal level.
Order Block
Last opposing candle before an impulse. Reversal zone.
BoS
Break of Structure — continuation in current trend.
MSS
Market Structure Shift — reversal confirmation after a sweep.
Liquidity Sweep
Price runs equal highs/lows then reverses.
OTE
Optimal Trade Entry: 0.62–0.79 fib retracement.
PO3
Accumulation → Manipulation → Distribution.
SMT
Divergence between NQ and ES as a reversal filter.
Unicorn
FVG overlapping a breaker block — high-confluence entry.

Daily Trading Plan

  1. 01Bias: HTF (Daily/4H) — premium or discount? Draw PDH/PDL.
  2. 02Levels: mark Asia high/low, London high/low, PDH/PDL, weekly open.
  3. 03Killzone: only trade Silver Bullet (10:00–11:00 ET) or London 02–05 ET.
  4. 04Trigger: liquidity sweep → MSS on 1–5m → entry on FVG or OTE.
  5. 05Risk: 0.5% per trade. Stop above/below sweep wick. Min 1:2 RR.
  6. 06Exit: TP1 at opposing liquidity, TP2 at next HTF FVG. Move stop to BE at 1R.
  7. 07Journal: screenshot entry + exit. Tag setup type. Review Sunday.

Session template — fill in each morning

  • Daily bias: ☐ Long   ☐ Short   ☐ No trade
  • PDH: __________    PDL: __________
  • Asia high: __________    Asia low: __________
  • Killzone traded: ☐ London   ☐ NY AM   ☐ Silver Bullet   ☐ NY PM
  • Setup: ☐ Sweep + MSS + FVG   ☐ Turtle Soup   ☐ OTE   ☐ Unicorn
  • Entry: _______   Stop: _______   TP1: _______   TP2: _______
  • Result (R): _______    Lesson: _______________________________

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