Entry Psychology Hey guys, Ray here, and I just entered a trade here.
Doesn't matter buy or sell,
or what currency your trading.
We all enter the market and none of us can ever know the "perfect price".
Therefore, our Stop Loss is inadvertently a key factor in our entries, lot sizes, and psychology.
In this video I explain what I mean...
Please comment if you found this insightful!
Ictstudent
Quick 70 point scalp on NQShowing you guys a trade idea with my current thoughts on the market and price.
I will be busy today so that is all for me, taking my $370 dollars for the day and I am calling it.
Good luck and Good trading to anyone trading today!
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Possible NQ Bounce Starting Monday 3/10/25Monday and the rest of the coming week could be the start of the NQ making a bounce. If not, it's look out below with a break of 20,000 going to 19,000 rather quickly. Price will dictate how we go but a good bounce is not out of the question. Watch the video for more details.
Feel free to leave your comments.
Thanks for watching.
$BTC - Bottom In, Time To BuyHello Friends,
For those of you looking to capitalize on Bitcoin BITSTAMP:BTCUSD you may want to add to your position, or start accumulating for the first time.
I posted 2 days ago saying to wait for $85,000 USD on CRYPTOCAP:BTC
As well back in December 4, 2024 I posted my ideal entry would be $85,000.
We now have our confirmation to Buy/Long
S&P500 Weakness in 15 Min TimeframeHi Fellow traders
I'll be starting my regular post of my bias of the market. Using Futures market as a indication of potential strength and weakness of the market.
Bias will be shorter bearish on S&P as you can see from the comparison of Nasdaq VS S&P that S&P is failing to break higher higher forming a bearish SMT. As overall longer term trend 1H and 4H is still bullish. We will be playing a retracement leg.
Specifically shorting S&P > Nasdaq.
My prediction would be that market will open lower.
I guess weekly opening gaps are tradeable! Yesterday on our weekly call, I had no idea how to approach trading down to fill this Liquidity Void.
This morning, its fascinating but no surprise we see price action;
trade lower to create that break in market structure,
Come back the the 4hr Order block (OB),
to reject and see the trade come to fruition.
ICT Weekly Range Profiles - Classic Tuesday High (Bearish)Profile: Bearish
Classic Classic Tuesday High of the Week
Note
Used this as Live Example for Homework #1: Find 3 examples of 0 GMT Trades
FOMC Week as news driver, markets repriced after Fed rate cut of 0.25% and forward guidance that there would likely be 2 rate cuts in 2025 vs the 4 rate cuts previously communicated
Objectives complete and now we have new plans... AUDUSDGreetings fellow traders!
All the major targets marked in the previous idea have been achieved.
The new plan for now is observing what the market does. We do have a bullish Purge and Revert in progress in AUDUSD on the daily. Long till 0.64700. Apart from that, we also have a daily volume imbalance which would draw price towards it. Attaching the daily chart for reference.
Have an insightful trading week ahead!
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A NEW MINDSET A NEW TRADER..What a long and challenging path I’ve chosen to walk. If you scroll through my previous charts, you’ll see where I began—learning retail concepts. I’m not ashamed of those beginnings; they’re part of my story. Most traders start there, and many find success with those strategies. To them, I say congratulations, because that’s perfectly fine.
But for me, I’ve come to see the market differently—through a lens of precision and a deeper understanding. I’m building my craft on what I believe is the real system. Does that mean I’m extremely successful? Not yet. Because the truth is, success in trading isn’t about finding an unique f**ing strategy*. You know why? All of them work!
What matters most—the thing of greatest value—isn’t found in any indicator or concept. The real journey lies in mastering the final boss of this game we call life: myself.
Yes, I already know how to trade. I know how to spot opportunities and make money. But here’s where the dragon emerges—the days I lose, I don’t stop. I push too far, and it costs me everything. I’ve blown accounts not because I don’t know the market but because I’m still wrestling with control.
It sounds simple: “Just stop when you’re losing.” But for me, that’s the fight. That’s the battle I’m determined to win.
I’ll keep this short, as the attached picture speaks for itself. It highlights what’s happening in the market right now. The NQ is at all-time highs—a move that’s completely manipulated. By who? That’s the question.
ES1! Futures Mini Hourly Trade (ICT Rejection Block?)Short and simple, just here to track this trade idea officially using ICT concepts.
Although my Intermediate analysis is Bearish for ES1! I do believe there is some reason to be Bullish in the short term . Missed most of the move but this trade is would be more of a scalp /short swing if youre into that. This would be off the most recent 1H Bullish OB and targeting the unmitigated highs from Nov 11 7am ( 6,053 level ) which coincedentally is an unmitigated Rejection Block (**unverified**), seems like the only area with Buy Side liquidity left before ranging back down into discount or establishing a new high before retracing.
It seems like price strength doesn't much area to move because I believe this is the most recent move away from EQ in this current weekly range.
Interested to see how this develops.
Entry: 6,030
Stop: 6,020
PT 1: 6,035 (0.6 RR)
PT 2: 6,044 (1.38 RR)