ICT DAILY RANGE PROFILES | INDEX TRADING CONCEPTS

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*NOTE: These are general profiles for daily range price action, expect some deviation

1-TWO SESSION UP CLOSE Classic scenarios that are high probability when market is in an
INTERMEDIATE TERM High Time Frame price swing
2-TWO SESSION DOWN CLOSE UNTIL price reaches a HTF Premium/Discount Array (PD array)

3-AM RALLY PM REVERSAL

4-AM DECLINE PM REVERSAL

5-CONSOLIDATION : AM RALLY PM DECLINE Classic scenarios that are high probability when market is in
CONSOLIDATION, price not showing tendency to trade higher
7-CONSOLIDATION : AM DECLINE PM RALLY or lower with a trend. This happens frequently in Index Trading.

How do we know when market is in Consolidation?

Look at how price is moving around NWOG.

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TWO SESSION UP CLOSE NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM DAILY CANDLE

BULLISH
MEASURED MOVE/TRENDING DAYS HTF PD ARRAY
HIGH
Anticipating UP CLOSE daily candle,
Bullish Institutional Order Flow with CLOSE
upside HTF PD Array objective
Consolidation with
shallow retracement,
runs on liquidity Price rallies to
HTF objective

OPEN

OR
• During Opening Range (930AM-1030AM)
price will return to Discount Array (Judas Swing) Continuation of LOW
then rally move depending
on strong economic • 130PM Judas Swing runs Lunch Low
• Look for price to take London Low or news release or drops into Discount PD Array
previous day PM Session Low

TRADE TIPS NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

• Compare LOWS across Indices being formed HTF PD ARRAY • Potential 2-STAGE CLOSE
during London Session into 930AM Open
• Price falls short of 15min or
• One will fail to go lower, which should be
1H PD Array target
enough to support S&P expansion higher AM Session
target most
PM Session
target most * • Retraces then rallies in
likely 15min likely 15min
last hour (3:15-3:45pm macro)
or 1H PD Array or 1H PD Array
*
to HTF PD array target

AY
FD
O
E
AY

HOLDING FOR TIME OF DAY

M
FD

TI
Look for

R
O

SMT

FO
AM Session: approx. 1030AM - 11AM
E
M

Divergence
LD
PM Session: approx. 2PM
TI

HO
R
FO

Look for • Goal is to capture a large portion

LD

SMT BUT NOT ALL of the daily

HO

Divergence expansion move

• Compare LOWS formed during &
immediately after Lunch • Consolidation and/or Retracements
usually occur at 11AM going into
• Looking for strength in one of the indices Lunch & 2PM going into 3PM
immediately after Lunch session closes Bond Market close
• Watching for 130PM Judas to return to FVG
or take Lunch Lows

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TWO SESSION DOWN CLOSE NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM DAILY CANDLE

Consolidation with
BEARISH shallow retracement, HIGH
MEASURED MOVE/TRENDING DAYS runs on liquidity

OR OPEN
Anticipating DOWN CLOSE daily candle, • 130PM Judas Swing runs
Continuation of Lunch High or runs into
Bearish Institutional Order Flow with Premium array
move if economic
downside HTF PD array objective news is worse
than anticipated

• During Opening Range price will rally to Price drops to

premium array (Judas Swing) then drop HTF objective

• Look for price to take London High or

previous day PM session high CLOSE

LOW

HTF PD ARRAY

TRADE TIPS NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

• Compare HIGHS formed during &

immediately after Lunch
Look for
SMT • Looking for weakness in one of the indices
HO

immediately after Lunch session closes,

LD

Divergence
one will make a lower high.
FO
R
TI
M

• Watching for 130PM Judas to return to FVG

E

or take Lunch Highs

O
FD
AY

HO
LD
FO

* AM Session
R
TI
Look for M • Potential 2-STAGE CLOSE
E
target most SMT O
F
likely 15min D
Divergence AY • Price falls short of 15min or
or 1H PD Array 1H PD array target
• Compare HIGHS across
Indices being formed
*PM Session • Retraces then declines in
during London Session target most last hour (3:15-3:45pm macro)
into 930AM Open
HTF PD ARRAY likely 15min
or 1H PD Array
to HTF PD array target

• One will fail to go higher,

which should be
enough to support
S&P expansion lower

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AM RALLY PM REVERSAL NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM DAILY CANDLE

BULLISH
HTF PD ARRAY
INTRADAY REVERSAL PM Session will run out
AM high then reverse HIGH
Price has been running up but not Price rallies to,
completed move to HTF PD array or just short of,
objective above. Objective is very close HTF objective
on HTF chart.
OR
Price reaches, or stops just short of, Consolidation with PM Session CLOSE
shallow retracement, will run out
HTF PD array in AM session causing runs on liquidity Lunch High,
intraday market reversal when
creating
achieved in PM session. Lower High
HTF PD ARRAY on the day * OPEN
or “failure swing”

LOW
• During Opening Range (930AM-1030AM)
price will return to Discount Array
(Judas Swing) then rally
• Price can rally again if it reaches
• Look for price to take London Low or HTF Discount array and go higher
previous day PM session Low IF array is on 4H or higher time frame

• If PD array is on 1H chart or lower,

price is likely to run through it
and continue down

TRADE TIPS NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

• Compare LOWS across Indices

being formed during London Session
HTF PD ARRAY
into 930AM Open • Look for rally in PM session to sell into

• One will fail to go lower, which should be If AM target is

BELOW 15min • Look for SMT Divergence, compare HIGHS
enough to support S&P expansion higher formed during & immediately after Lunch
or 1H PD Array,
anticipate this to
be reached in PM • One will fail to go higher, which should be
enough to support S&P expansion lower

Look for
SMT HTF PD ARRAY * • If AM session discount array
Divergence on lower time frame is NOT
nested within a HTF PD array,
anticipate further downside
to take out Intraday low

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AM DECLINE PM REVERSAL NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM DAILY CANDLE

BEARISH
INTRADAY REVERSAL HIGH

Price has been trending

downward but not completed HTF PD ARRAY OPEN
move to HTF PD array objective *
below. Objective is very close
Consolidation with
on HTF chart.
shallow retracement, CLOSE
runs on liquidity
Price reaches, or stops just short of
HTF PD array in AM session causing
intraday market reversal when
Price declines to,
achieved in PM session. or just short of,
HTF objective
LOW

• During Opening Range (930AM-1030AM)

price will return to premium array
(Judas Swing) then drop
HTF PD ARRAY
• Price can drop again if it reaches
HTF Premium array and go lower
• Look for price to take London High or IF array is on 4H or higher timeframe
previous day PM Session High
• PM Session will run out AM Low then reverse • If PD array is on 1H chart or lower,
OR price is likely to run through it
and continue to rally
• PM Session will run out Lunch Low, creating
Higher Low on the day or “failure swing”

TRADE TIPS NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

Look for
SMT
HTF PD ARRAY • If AM session premium array
Divergence
* on lower time frame is NOT
nested within a HTF PD array,
anticipate further upside
to take out Intraday high

If AM target is
ABOVE 15min
• Compare HIGHS across Indices or 1H PD Array,
being formed during London Session anticipate this to be • Look for dip in PM session to buy into
into 930AM Open reached in PM
• Look for SMT Divergence, compare LOWS
• One will fail to go higher, which
formed during & immediately after Lunch
should be enough to support
S&P expansion lower HTF PD ARRAY • One will fail to go lower, which should be
enough to support S&P expansion higher

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CONSOLIDATION : AM RALLY PM DECLINE NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

NEUTRAL/UNCLEAR
HTF PD ARRAY
No medium or high impact news expected.
Lack of trend.
Note how price is moving relative to NWOG. *
• PM Session
can consolidate
to close
after Lunch

930AM Judas

Consolidation with
• Price declines shallow retracement,
to Discount Array runs on liquidity
then rallies

OR

• After Opening Range.

price expands higher from
EQUILIBRIUM (measured from
930AM-10/1030AM) to run
London High or previous day
PM High
• Runs Lunch High, then reaches
for London Sell Stops

OR

• Runs Intraday High then reaches

for London Sell Stops

HOW TO KNOW IF PRICE WILL RUN LUNCH HIGH OR AM HIGH

Identify where price is relative to the HTF PD Array:

• If AM session already reached HTF objective, it is LIKELY it will not run AM highs again
as that price range has already been balanced. Price will probably only run Lunch highs.

• If AM session HAS NOT reached HTF objective, look for PM session to run AM high
into that HTF PD Array, then decline.

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TRADE TIPS NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

• Compare HIGHS formed after 1pm

CONSOLIDATION Look for
AM RALLY PM DECLINE HTF PD ARRAY SMT
Divergence
*
• PM Session target most likely
15min or 1H PD Array

AY
FD
• Can run Lunch High for Buy Stops

EO
IF AM Session reaches into 4H or

TIM
higher PD Array

R
FO
LD

HOL
HO

D FO
R TI
ME
Look for Consolidation with
SMT

OF D
shallow retracement,
• Compare LOWS Divergence
runs on liquidity

AY
across Indices
• Holding until around 2PM,
looking for short term lows
• One will fail to go lower,
which should be
enough to support
S&P expansion upside

OR

NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

HTF PD ARRAY
• Anticipate rally above Intraday high
IF 4H or Higher PD Array objective
has not be met in AM session

*
AM Session
target most
likely 15min
or 1H PD Array

Consolidation with
shallow retracement,
runs on liquidity

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CONSOLIDATION : AM DECLINE PM RALLY NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

NEUTRAL/UNCLEAR
No medium or high impact news expected. *
Lack of trend. • PM Session
Consolidation with can consolidate
Note how price is moving relative to NWOG. shallow retracement, to close
runs on liquidity after Lunch

930AM Judas

• Price rallies
to Premium Array
then declines

OR

• After Opening Range. HTF PD ARRAY

price expands lower from
EQUILIBRIUM (measured from
930AM-10/1030AM) to run
London Low or previous day
PM Low
• Runs Lunch Low, then reaches
for London Buy Stops

OR

• Runs Intraday Low then reaches

for London Buy Stops

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TRADE TIPS NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

CONSOLIDATION • Watch for high to form before 2pm

Look for
AM DECLINE PM RALLY SMT
Divergence
• Compare HIGHS
across Indices

• One will fail to go higher,

which should be
enough to support
S&P expansion lower

• Compare LOWS
Look for
SMT • One will fail to go lower, which should be
Divergence enough to support S&P expansion higher

HTF PD ARRAY

OR

NY AM Session 930AM-12PM Lunch 12PM-130PM NY PM Session 130PM-4PM

AM Session
target most
likely 15min
or 1H PD Array
*
• Anticipate rally below Intraday Low
IF 4H or Higher PD Array objective
HTF PD ARRAY has not be met in AM session

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