Summary:

Key takeaway: holding “big runner” trades is a skill you must earn gradually — it’s not greed but a disciplined progression from small, consistent wins to larger runs. Success depends more on mindset, risk management and framework than on fancy entries or copying others.

Essentials:
– Start small and grow slowly: begin with one contract/lot, prove you can take profits, then incrementally increase size. Don’t jump to max leverage just because it’s available.
– Use partials: take logical partial profits as the trade moves in your favor to lock gains, reduce risk, and desensitize yourself to holding larger remaining positions.
– Have a higher‑timeframe frame of reference: identify higher‑timeframe liquidity/targets (weekly/daily) before aiming for big runs; intraday charts alone won’t justify long holds.
– Consider inter‑market relationships and time of day: choose the instrument most likely to move (the laggard when bearish), and factor algorithmic rotations (e.g., PM session) and opening‑range behavior.
– Strict risk management: trade sizes and stops should protect your capital; funded account rules don’t mean you must use full permitted lots — avoid blowing accounts.
– Manage psychology and distractions: journaling, reviewing video of your trades, and recognizing personal “tells” help you learn when to stop and when to hold. Avoid ego-driven or audience‑driven decisions.
– Trade less, choose quality setups: focus on a few high‑probability trades rather than constant action; consistency (even small, regular wins) is respectable and scalable.
– Long game and realism: expect a prolonged learning curve; conditions improve by gradual conditioning (he estimates many market days of experience). Slow and methodical wins.

Bottom line: identify higher‑timeframe targets, start tiny, take partials, manage risk and mind, and only then gradually scale size — that’s how you reliably capture big runners.

Quiz

1) According to ICT, when you get a funded account you should initially:
A. Use the maximum contracts the firm allows
B. Start with one contract and graduate up slowly
C. Always trade 15 contracts
D. Immediately pyramid to 10 contracts

2) What does ICT identify as the secret to holding big runners and managing trade risk?
A. Doing full-pull entries only
B. Taking partials at logical levels
C. Relying solely on Fibonacci extensions
D. Never using stop losses

3) ICT says before trusting intraday charts to hold a trade for a large run you must have:
A. Only one-minute chart confirmation
B. A higher time frame draw on liquidity (weekly/daily)
C. A pivot point and standard deviation indicator only
D. A news headline to justify the move

4) Around what time does ICT say the algorithm PM session begins (New York local time)?
A. 9:30 AM
B. 12:00 PM
C. About 1:30–1:40 PM
D. 5:00 PM

5) What primary purpose does ICT assign to journaling?
A. To post your best trades on social media
B. To record concerns, cheerlead yourself, and desensitize to outcomes
C. To predict exact future prices
D. To replace demo trading entirely

Answer Key:
Q1: B
Evidence: “so the rules for you to be able to do this is start with one contract when you get funded I don’t give a [__] what company it is” (0:32:11.399–0:32:17.880)

Q2: B
Evidence: “I teach you how to take partials…that’s the secret to holding big ass runners… you’re not doing a full pull” (0:22:56.159–0:23:03.360 and 0:26:44.460–0:26:48.659). Also: “partials are a huge huge benefit” (0:55:51.599–0:55:57.599)

Q3: B
Evidence: “the first thing that you have to understand is that you have to have a higher time frame draw on liquidity” (0:15:24.420–0:15:31.440). And: “you have to at least at the very minimum have some idea on a daily chart what is it reaching for” (0:17:53.520–0:18:01.260)

Q4: C
Evidence: “we know that the algorithm starts its PM session at 1 30 New York local time around 1 40 or so I can’t remember the minute marker but it’s about 140.” (0:38:24.180–0:38:37.280)

Q5: B
Evidence: “journaling is the biggest crutch as a Trader you have to be you have to have it folks… encourage yourself go back in your journal and find a period where you were hitting it… read what you annotated in the charts… that’s where you want to get a high off of that” (1:35:59.880–1:36:07.139 and 1:36:16.739–1:36:28.199)