🎓 Quick Guide: How to Read the Institutional Footprint (SMC and ICT) 🚀
Do you see labels like BOS, FVG, or OB on the charts and don't know what they mean? Here’s an educational breakdown using the pair $SIREN as an example. 🧵 👇
1️⃣ Market Structure: The Map (BOS) 📈
Price moves through levels.
BOS (Break of Structure): These are the green labels on the chart. They occur when the price breaks a previous high.
Lesson: Confirming a BOS helps you understand that the trend remains strong and prevents you from trading against the current.
2️⃣ Zones of Interest: The Blocks (OB) 🟦
Institutions leave "footprints" where they accumulate orders.
Order Blocks (OB): These are the blue rectangles. They represent areas of high institutional demand.
Concept: Price often returns to these areas to "test" pending orders before a new impulse.
3️⃣ Inefficiencies: The Gaps (FVG) 🟩
Sometimes the market moves so fast that it leaves liquidity gaps.
Fair Value Gap (FVG): These are the shaded green rectangles.
Key fact: They act like magnets. Price tends to return to fill these gaps for the market to be "efficient" before continuing.
4️⃣ The Fuel: Liquidity ⛽
The market moves seeking orders.
Labels like "Weak High" indicate areas where liquidity is accumulated. Price usually goes to "clean" those highs before changing direction.
💡 Educational Conclusion:
Don't try to guess the future. Learn to read the present. These concepts of Smart Money (SMC) and ICT are the perfect complement to any technical strategy.
Do you use these concepts or prefer classic indicators? I’d love to hear from you! 👇
Especially dedicated to the lovely community of @KiuTrades
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