Tag: innercircletrader

  • PreMarketSession NQ Consolidation August 25, 2026

    PreMarketSession NQ Consolidation August 25, 2026

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieJSy4YsVgk

    Summary:

    The speaker is trading a short after a failed new-week opening gap. Key ideas and actions:

    – Trade setup: sell short into the failed new-week opening gap with a stop just above the volume-balance/high; looking for a run down to the gap low and below as confirmation.
    – Fair Value Gap (FVG) logic: a down-close candle creates a bearish FVG; if price closes above it the gap becomes an inversion (bullish use). It reverts to bearish only if price later closes back below the gap.
    – Confirmation criteria: strongest bearish signal is price not returning to the upper half of the gap (or not touching it at all). Secondary: it returns to the gap low and then drops. Weak: it puts body in the gap but doesn’t close above. The trader wants a close below the gap/obsidian low to confirm momentum.
    – Position management: take partials in a range environment, move stops to lock profits, reduce size if conditions change. The speaker reduced contracts and locked in profit (noting ~$5,640) and adjusted limit/stop orders to manage risk.
    – Session context: London session had been trending; the 7–9am period was boxy/consolidating, so trades must be nimble and sized for range behavior until the 9:30 open when directional moves often resume.
    – Trading philosophy/teaching: prioritize candlestick-based order-flow reading over complex indicators (volume profile, footprints); journal the rules and scenarios; be ready to take partials and adapt to session structure.

    Overall: short idea after a failed gap, wait for a decisive close below the FVG/obsidian low for confirmation, manage risk with partials and tightened stops, and trade with session-context awareness.

  • Monday Review On NQ & PreMarket Session Rules Revisited

    Monday Review On NQ & PreMarket Session Rules Revisited

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grcLMbjs-zs

    Summary:

    – The speaker reviews the NASDAQ (NQ) daily chart and says they expected a pull down into a daily “buy-side balance / sell-side efficiency” area (a volume imbalance). A close below the midpoint of a key wick confirmed a likely move down.
    – Emphasis on grading imbalances by candlestick bodies (not wicks) and watching volume imbalances, order blocks, fair value gaps (CBIs), and quadrant/octant levels as key reference points.
    – Market action described: a weak opening, a rally into the graded buy/sell efficiency that failed, then a sharp, fast drop out of the open that moved too quickly to short. Price consolidated between ~7–9am (rules: consolidation vs trend), then produced a strong directional move at 9:30.
    – Tactical levels: watch the low of the daily volume imbalance (target for further downside), a bullish inversion fair value gap used as a rally target, and a bearish order block that validated resistance. The speaker planned to hunt a “silver bullet” level around 10:00–10:30.
    – Practical notes and warnings: Jackson Hole could cause erratic market behavior — don’t overleverage. The speaker missed the ideal short entry and encourages viewers to learn the rules and grade their own charts rather than blindly copying levels.
    – Logistics: the speaker will be lower output this week (fewer posts/videos) and encourages reviewing recent materials for important lessons.

  • Friday Review On NQ & PreMarket Session Rules Revisited

    Friday Review On NQ & PreMarket Session Rules Revisited

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KW2acdPi-M

    Summary:

    – The speaker teaches a specific intraday method focused on the premarket 7:00–9:00 a.m. ET dealing range (or 7:00–8:30 when an 8:30 report is due). The high, low and midpoint of that window act as key levels: above the midpoint = premium, below = discount.
    – Whether price is trending or consolidating in that 7:00–9:00 window helps predict the next session’s behavior (consolidation tends to be followed by trending sessions and vice versa). Previous-session levels remain relevant and should be extended to the right — they don’t “expire.”
    – He uses order-flow concepts (imbalances, fair-value gaps, inversion FVGs, PD arrays) anchored to those key levels to identify entries, stops and targets. Examples from a Thursday→Friday sequence are used to show these principles in action.
    – He emphasizes that the market is algorithmic and time (session structure) is often more important than price alone when reading order flow.
    – He defends the authenticity of his live trade recordings against accusations of using TradingView market-replay, pointing out visual/control differences between live feed and replay and describing his process of posting trade screenshots in real time; he even issues a monetary challenge to anyone who can replicate his live-results fraudulently.
    – He also notes his public persona (Inner Circle Trader) is partly theatrical, used to draw attention, and acknowledges critics while insisting his methods consistently work.

  • NQ Consolidation Day Algorithmic Rules In Action

    NQ Consolidation Day Algorithmic Rules In Action

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olLwAiLa3o

    Summary:

    – Speaker opens briefly, then shifts to a fast technical review followed by real-time trade execution footage to study tape reading and order flow.
    – Emphasizes taking notes and using a notepad; his methods rely on detailed rules and nuances taught over time.
    – Key timeframe: pre-market 7:00–9:00 AM ET. Measure the highest high and lowest low between those lines to define the dealing range; that range sets equilibrium, octants and premium/discount context for the regular session.
    – Example level used throughout: the August 6, 2026 daily low at 29,241.25 — treated as an “event horizon”/target for unfinished business and potential washout.
    – Market behavior explained: if 7–9 is trending, the 9:30–11:30 AM session often consolidates and chops; rallies into premium near measured octants can fail (bodies vs wicks indicate algorithmic intent), producing traps and inefficiencies.
    – Intraday structure: watch for sell-side/buy-side efficiencies, inversion fair value gaps, wicks and consequent encroachment as benchmarks of strength/weakness and trade triggers.
    – Trade execution: entries were taken at consequent encroachment and the upper octant of an inefficiency, with added position on a re-test; the method is precise, rule-based, and consistent rather than discretionary zone-chasing.
    – Overall message: the market shows systematic, algorithmic behavior visible in candlesticks; using these specific time/price frameworks and smart-money concepts gives a repeatable edge.

  • ICT Obsidian Teaching

    ICT Obsidian Teaching

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC0UuarROyo

    Summary:

    – Core idea: Trade one premium PD array (PDA) at a time and use a clear visual candlestick language to read institutional order flow. Bodies in the lower half of a PDA indicate bearish order flow; bodies in the upper half indicate bullishness. This simplifies decision-making and forces you to follow the market rather than wishful thinking.

    – Daily-first hierarchy: Start with the daily chart (identify PDAs, wicks, inefficiencies, gaps and new-week opening gap) and only then move into intraday timeframes. Valid intraday trades must be supported by the higher-timeframe structure.

    – Obsidian model: Defined as two opposing wicks (the second wick higher than the first). Split each wick in half and use the midpoint/consequent-encroachment levels to grade price action and find trade entries, liquidity pools, and failures. Obsidian helped signal bearish failure in the recent session.

    – Practical application: He used the 7:00–9:00am pre-market dealing range, the 9:30 open structure (including a Judas swing), daily wicks/inefficiencies, and specific levels (example target ~30,137.5) to justify shorting into an upper liquidity pool, building position, and scaling out as price hit partial targets. Closing below key PDA levels was an early bearish sign.

    – Takeaways: Use consistent rules, carry higher-timeframe levels forward, grade ranges and wicks visually, and avoid relying solely on short timeframes or generic supply-and-demand rules. The method is proprietary to his teaching and informed by his personal process.

  • Trade Management & Removing The Need To Be Right

    Trade Management & Removing The Need To Be Right

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8s_vfK9HaM

    Summary:

    – The speaker outlines a short trade idea aiming for the new-week opening gap high, using volume imbalances, fair value gaps (FVGs), order blocks and “inversion” logic to time entries and stops.
    – Entry and stop placement are precise: stops just above specific candle bodies/wick highs, limits at imbalance/highs, and use of timed algorithmic expansion around 8:30 ET (news/market behavior).
    – Emphasizes trade management: take partials, trail stops, cancel conflicting resting orders, and secure profits (“pay yourself the harassment fee”) rather than insisting on reaching the original target.
    – Notes practical constraints (couldn’t enter earlier because a video was rendering) and how that affected position sizing and entries.
    – Stresses that being consistently profitable matters more than being “right” about the exact target; partial exits lock in gains and reduce risk.
    – Warns about market participants who can influence price around posted levels (liquidity hunting) and why robust stop-management is necessary.
    – Reiterates mental/trade psychology: if a trade causes stress or altered behavior, close it; manage emotions and responsibility yourself.
    – Defends teaching approach and responding to critics, saying demonstrations of live management and rationale are important for students.

    Overall: a practical lesson in precision entries using order-flow concepts combined with active risk and position management, emphasizing profitability, psychology, and independence over absolute correctness.

  • The Week In The Life Cycle Of Price

    The Week In The Life Cycle Of Price

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmHSwlmS9iY

    Summary:

    – Purpose and approach: The speaker outlines a weekly market-workshop method (given on a Saturday) focused on mapping likely price action before the market opens. He emphasizes disciplined study of his core lessons rather than casual Q&A.

    – Charting framework: Analysis always begins with a continuous contract (gives consistent historical highs/lows/inefficiencies). He layers monthly, weekly, daily, 15-minute and 1-minute timeframes to build a roadmap.

    – Key reference levels: Primary anchors are previous month/week highs and lows, session highs/lows (Asian, London, NY, AM, lunch), and midpoints. These static and session-based levels identify liquidity pools and likely “draws” for price.

    – Order-flow concepts used: PD arrays, buy/sell-side balance efficiencies, inefficiencies (gaps), fair-value gaps, rejection blocks, inversion order blocks, and his “silver bullet” setups. He reads price structure and wick/body behavior to infer bullish vs bearish order flow.

    – Weekly profile + economic calendar: He maps a likely weekly profile in advance and aligns it with scheduled high-impact news (CPI, PPI). That combination helps anticipate when and where liquidity will be hunted and how midweek volatility will unfold.

    – TGIF concept and targets: For bullish weeks he expects a pullback into the weekly range (typical retrace ~20–30% of weekly range, with 25% a common target). He uses this to set extraction points and partial-profit targets.

    – Execution & risk management: Example trade—posted target level (29,984), entered two contracts against defined stops around consequent encroachment/ order block structure, aimed for 20–30% weekly-range profit zones. He stresses matching models to market conditions and sizing relative to stop distance.

    – Teaching philosophy: He gives much content free, insists students do the work (study prior mentorship material), and argues his methods are repeatable across markets (futures, CFDs, forex, gold, etc.). He defends public level-calls and live trade evidence as proof of concept.

    – Practical takeaway: Use continuous-contract reference levels, session and weekly profiles, and order-flow price-structure clues (inefficiencies, wicks/bodies, rejection blocks) combined with the economic calendar to form a pre-market bias and tradable targets; study the core material repeatedly to internalize the models.

  • PPI Market Review August 13, 2026

    PPI Market Review August 13, 2026

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVHX56v-gUo

    Summary:

    – Host has a sinus headache and will keep the update short; may be offline for a while.
    – Reviewed NASDAQ price action: initially expected a downside into a defined objective, but post-PPI/CPI price action pushed the market higher toward Wednesday’s and last week’s highs.
    – Intraday behavior: quick 9:30 run, swept prior highs, then pulled back into a fair value gap and institutional order block area before ripping higher.
    – Trading actions: considered a short into the pullback but switched to long as the market showed unwillingness to go lower; peeled partials and trailed stops; missed some of the late extended move.
    – Key technicals referenced: midpoints, 50% retracements, fair value gaps, consequent encroachments, and daily highs/wicks used as entries/stops.
    – Levels and bias: short-term bullish bias — not interested in shorts. Stop mentioned around 30,120. Upside objectives roughly 30,600 and ~30,975; potential for new all-time highs.
    – Will likely be offline and not trading more today; may post another lecture later but no promises.

  • Whats So Smart About My Concepts?

    Whats So Smart About My Concepts?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La2fTewydjw

    Summary:

    – The speaker defines the weekly market range by obvious, prominent price legs (Monday London session high to relative equal lows). Since the market took out both the highs and lows, the week’s range is considered fulfilled; upcoming economic prints don’t change that outlook.

    – Core teaching: always first identify where the market is likely to gravitate. Grade that swing with octants/quadrants to find high-probability price levels (midpoint, octants, quadrants, low) where PDAs, entries, and stops should be placed.

    – On high-impact news (CPI at 8:30) advice: avoid trading the initial candle(s) because fills and slippage are bad. Wait a couple minutes for volatility to settle and then look for areas “left in the wake” (discounts/liquidity runs).

    – Uses smart-money concepts (order blocks, breakers, inversion fair value gaps, buy‑side/sell‑side efficiency) across very short timeframes (1-min, 15-sec, 5-sec) to find precise entries, pyramid positions, and set stops (e.g., just above the candlestick high that validates a breaker). Trade smaller size / lower leverage if stops require wider placement.

    – Critiques simple retail tools (moving averages, crude support/resistance) as insufficient for precision; his methods aim for repeatable, precise execution and have produced profitable students.

    – Trading philosophy: trade to make money and build financial legacy, not to impress others. The speaker offers much of the teaching publicly (YouTube) and reports a very successful week.

  • ES Day Trade Review With 1min & 15Sec Timeframe

    ES Day Trade Review With 1min & 15Sec Timeframe

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEqzv2yOAf0

    – Context: A quick review of the September‑2026 S&P 500 futures trade shown on a 1‑minute chart and a 15‑second chart (each candle = 15s on the right).

    – Key technical levels annotated: last Friday’s London‑session relative equal lows, a suspension block, and a buy‑side liquidity pool. The trader placed limit exit orders just ahead of that relative‑lows level and exited before price reached the suspension block.

    – Entry rationale: a short‑term high and a swing‑trader fulcrum/measured‑move setup — the idea that the measured move up should project down. The immediate objective was “low‑hanging fruit” execution just above the relative equal lows.

    – Price behavior and execution: the market respected levels very precisely (to the tick). There were inversion fair value gaps (IFVGs), volume imbalances, smooth rollovers, and repeated body/ wick interactions at key prices. The trader took partials at the IFVG and other levels, removed singles as price declined, then re‑entered/remained active as price rotated back.

    – Market commentary: S&P is described as a “gentleman’s market” — cleaner and more precise than NASDAQ or the Dow. NASDAQ moves are larger and can reveal cracks in correlations; choice of market should match a trader’s personality.

    – Outlook and process: CPI release tomorrow (8:30 ET) — the trader will not speculate. He shared an unedited (sped‑up) execution video for students to study 15‑second candle behavior and price delivery.

    – Philosophy and teaching plan: he rejects adopting other people’s methods, argues his approach is superior and broadly applicable across asset classes, and plans to focus his content and teaching on his method over the next two years.