ICT explains that his teaching style is meant to build independent traders, not provide trade signals. Referring to his earlier S&P analysis, he says his framework was clearly bearish because all the key levels and fair value gaps he highlighted were below current market price. His point was to guide students toward market bias and areas of interest, not tell them exactly when to buy or sell.

He emphasizes that he does not run a signal service, both because he wants students to learn to think for themselves and because some of his students already offer such services. His method is intentionally challenging: students must study, backtest, and learn to trust what they see in price action rather than depend on him for exact entries and exits.

Using the day’s setup as an example, he says he waited for a second fair value gap before taking a short trade and views this as a repeatable “bread and butter” setup. He stresses that his public posts are meant to show framework, bias, and logic before price unfolds so traders can study it in real time.

He also argues that many critics misunderstand his approach, want to be spoon-fed, or judge him unfairly. Despite his frustration with detractors, his main message is that profitable trading comes from focused study, developing one simple model, managing risk, and gaining confidence through experience—not from blindly copying someone else’s trades.