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NQ ICT Semi-Auto Strategy v1
NQ ICT TRADING STRATEGY DOCUMENT
1) IDENTITY
Instrument: NQ / US100
Confirmation Market: SP500
Style: ICT Scalping / Intraday
Main Session: New York Open
Secondary Session: New York PM only if model is clean
Primary Goal: A+ setups only, consistency, capital preservation, clean payouts
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2) CORE PHILOSOPHY
I do not chase price.
I let price reach liquidity or a PD Array, then I wait for:
- liquidity sweep
- displacement
- market structure shift
- FVG / OTE entry
- SP500 confirmation
- macro alignment
Macro gives me the side.
ICT gives me the narrative.
Execution happens only after confirmation.
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3) WEEKLY MACRO BIAS
Every weekend I check:
A) Macro Inputs
- COT
- US02Y
- US10Y
- WTI Oil
- DXY
B) Price Inputs
- US100 Weekly / Daily
- SP500 Weekly / Daily
C) Weekly Bias Rules
Bearish Weekly Bias:
- US02Y rising
- Oil rising
- DXY rising
- US100 Daily/Weekly weak
- SP500 Daily/Weekly weak
Bullish Weekly Bias:
- US02Y falling
- Oil stable or falling
- DXY weak
- US100 reclaiming key levels
- SP500 supportive
Mixed Weekly Bias:
- COT supportive but macro bearish
- US100 and SP500 in range
- conflicting signals
Weekly conclusion must be one of:
- Buy dips
- Sell rallies
- Mixed / range conditions
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4) ICT HIGHER TIME FRAME FRAMEWORK
Before every trading day I define:
- Weekly High
- Weekly Low
- Previous Day High (PDH)
- Previous Day Low (PDL)
- Buy-side liquidity (BSL)
- Sell-side liquidity (SSL)
- Main Dealing Range
- Premium / Discount
- HTF PD Arrays
- Draw on Liquidity
Main questions:
1. Where is liquidity?
2. What is price drawing toward?
3. Is price in premium or discount?
4. Is there SMT with SP500?
5. Are we near a meaningful PD Array?
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5) DAILY INTRADAY BIAS
Before NY Open I check:
- US100
- SP500
- NVDA
- WTI
- DXY
- US02Y
Bearish Intraday Bias:
- NQ weak
- SP500 weak
- NVDA weak
- Oil strong
- DXY strong
- Yields strong
Bullish Intraday Bias:
- NQ strong
- SP500 strong
- NVDA strong
- Oil stable or weak
- DXY weak
- Yields weak
Mixed / No Trade Bias:
- NQ and SP500 not aligned
- price stuck in the middle of the dealing range
- no displacement
- sloppy tape
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6) MAIN ICT SETUPS
SETUP A: BEARISH PREMIUM REVERSAL
Conditions:
- Weekly bias bearish or mixed-bearish
- Price reaches premium
- Price sweeps buy-side liquidity
- SP500 confirms weakness or SMT bearish divergence appears
- Clear bearish displacement
- Bearish MSS on M1 or M5
- Entry on bearish FVG or OTE retracement
Entry:
- Sell only after confirmation
- Prefer entry after return into FVG / OTE zone
Stop:
- Above the sweep high
- Above invalidation level
Targets:
- Internal sell-side liquidity
- Equal lows
- SSL
- PDL
- Range low
- HTF draw on liquidity
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SETUP B: BULLISH DISCOUNT REVERSAL
Conditions:
- Weekly bias bullish or mixed with bullish reaction
- Price reaches discount
- Price sweeps sell-side liquidity
- SP500 confirms strength or SMT bullish divergence appears
- Clear bullish displacement
- Bullish MSS on M1 or M5
- Entry on bullish FVG or OTE retracement
Entry:
- Buy only after confirmation
- Prefer entry after return into FVG / OTE zone
Stop:
- Below sweep low
- Below invalidation level
Targets:
- Internal buy-side liquidity
- Equal highs
- BSL
- PDH
- Range high
- HTF draw on liquidity
Note:
If macro is bearish, this setup is scalp only, not swing conviction.
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SETUP C: RANGE EXTREME REVERSAL
Conditions:
- Market is in accumulation / chop / range
- No clear trend day
- Price reaches edge of range only
- Sweep occurs at edge
- MSS confirms reversal
Rules:
- Buy low of range only
- Sell high of range only
- No entries in the middle of the range
Targets:
- Midpoint first
- Opposite side of range second
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7) AMD MODEL
I only want to execute after the market shows:
A = Accumulation
M = Manipulation (liquidity sweep)
D = Distribution (displacement in real direction)
Rule:
No entry during accumulation.
Wait for manipulation and then confirmation of distribution.
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8) SMT MODEL WITH SP500
Bearish SMT:
- NQ makes a higher high
- SP500 fails to make a higher high
- Look for sell after sweep + displacement + MSS
Bullish SMT:
- NQ makes a lower low
- SP500 fails to make a lower low
- Look for buy after sweep + displacement + MSS
Rule:
SMT is confirmation, not entry by itself.
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9) ENTRY TRIGGER RULES
I do not enter because price touched a zone.
I only enter if I have at least:
1. Liquidity sweep
2. Displacement
3. MSS
4. Return to FVG or OTE
5. SP500 confirmation or at least no contradiction
If these are not present:
NO TRADE
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10) RISK RULES
Standard risk per trade: 0.5%
Maximum risk per idea: 1%
Maximum daily loss: 1%
Maximum number of trades per day: 2
Hard rules:
- No revenge trading
- No increasing risk after a loss
- No more than 1% risk on the same trade idea
- Respect firm rules regarding maximum single trade / same idea risk
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11) MANAGEMENT RULES
A+ ICT Setup:
- No break-even at 1R
- Move stop to break-even at 1.5R
- First partial at 2R or at a key liquidity target
- Partial size: 20% to 30% only
- Leave a runner for HTF draw on liquidity
- Trail behind structure
Normal Setup:
- Partial allowed at 1R
- Move to break-even at 1.5R
- No early full close unless tape becomes sloppy
Messy / Headline Market:
- Take smaller targets
- Accept BE if necessary
- No forcing runners
- Focus on preserving capital
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12) NO TRADE CONDITIONS
I do not trade if:
- Price is in the middle of the dealing range
- NQ and SP500 are not aligned
- No displacement
- No MSS
- Major news is about to release
- Tape is extremely sloppy
- I am stressed, tired, emotional, or distracted
- I already took 2 losses
- Setup is not A+ quality
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13) HIGH IMPACT NEWS RULES
Important events:
- FOMC
- CPI
- PPI
- NFP
- Powell speeches
- Major war/oil headlines
Rules:
- No trade before major release
- Wait 5 to 15 minutes after release
- Let news high and low form
- Trade only if structure appears after volatility
- No guessing direction before confirmation
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14) SESSION RULES
New York Open:
- Main execution window
- Best time for sweep + displacement model
- Do not chase first impulse candle
- Wait for model to develop
New York PM:
- Trade only if there is a clean continuation or clean reversal
- Otherwise skip
Monday Rule:
- Monday is not a forcing day
- If unclear, no trade
- Better to preserve capital than start the week with damage
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15) WEEKEND PREP TEMPLATE
Weekly Bias:
...
COT:
- Nasdaq Mini:
- SP500:
Macro:
- US02Y:
- US10Y:
- Oil:
- DXY:
Price Structure:
- US100 Weekly:
- US100 Daily:
- SP500 Weekly:
- SP500 Daily:
Main Draw on Liquidity:
...
Key Weekly Levels:
...
Best Weekly Scenario:
...
Worst Weekly Scenario:
...
What to avoid:
...
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16) DAILY PREP TEMPLATE
Date:
...
Macro Bias Today:
...
Price Bias Today:
...
Session:
...
Main Levels:
- Weekly High:
- Weekly Low:
- PDH:
- PDL:
- BSL:
- SSL:
Main PD Arrays:
...
Draw on Liquidity:
...
Preferred Setup:
...
No Trade If:
...
Risk Today:
0.5%
Max Trades:
2
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17) POST-TRADE JOURNAL TEMPLATE
Date:
Session:
Bias:
Setup Type:
Liquidity Taken:
SMT Present:
Displacement Present:
MSS Present:
Entry Model:
Stop Placement:
Target Model:
Risk %:
Outcome:
Mistake:
Market Condition:
Was this A+?
Lesson:
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18) PERSONAL RULES
- I do not chase missed moves
- I do not trade from the middle of the range
- I do not use break-even as emotional protection
- I only trade A+ ICT models
- No trade is a valid decision
- Payout withdrawals are not losses
- My job is execution, not prediction
- Capital preservation is a win
- I trade process, not emotion
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19) FINAL EXECUTION RULE
For every trade I must know:
- Where liquidity is
- What price is drawing toward
- Whether price is in premium or discount
- Whether SP500 confirms or diverges
- Whether displacement and MSS are present
- Whether the setup is A+
If I do not know these clearly:
NO TRADE
--------------------------------------------------
20) MAIN OBJECTIVE
My objective is not to trade every day.
My objective is to execute only clean ICT setups with discipline,
protect capital,
stay within risk,
and build consistency for long-term payouts.
1) IDENTITY
Instrument: NQ / US100
Confirmation Market: SP500
Style: ICT Scalping / Intraday
Main Session: New York Open
Secondary Session: New York PM only if model is clean
Primary Goal: A+ setups only, consistency, capital preservation, clean payouts
--------------------------------------------------
2) CORE PHILOSOPHY
I do not chase price.
I let price reach liquidity or a PD Array, then I wait for:
- liquidity sweep
- displacement
- market structure shift
- FVG / OTE entry
- SP500 confirmation
- macro alignment
Macro gives me the side.
ICT gives me the narrative.
Execution happens only after confirmation.
--------------------------------------------------
3) WEEKLY MACRO BIAS
Every weekend I check:
A) Macro Inputs
- COT
- US02Y
- US10Y
- WTI Oil
- DXY
B) Price Inputs
- US100 Weekly / Daily
- SP500 Weekly / Daily
C) Weekly Bias Rules
Bearish Weekly Bias:
- US02Y rising
- Oil rising
- DXY rising
- US100 Daily/Weekly weak
- SP500 Daily/Weekly weak
Bullish Weekly Bias:
- US02Y falling
- Oil stable or falling
- DXY weak
- US100 reclaiming key levels
- SP500 supportive
Mixed Weekly Bias:
- COT supportive but macro bearish
- US100 and SP500 in range
- conflicting signals
Weekly conclusion must be one of:
- Buy dips
- Sell rallies
- Mixed / range conditions
--------------------------------------------------
4) ICT HIGHER TIME FRAME FRAMEWORK
Before every trading day I define:
- Weekly High
- Weekly Low
- Previous Day High (PDH)
- Previous Day Low (PDL)
- Buy-side liquidity (BSL)
- Sell-side liquidity (SSL)
- Main Dealing Range
- Premium / Discount
- HTF PD Arrays
- Draw on Liquidity
Main questions:
1. Where is liquidity?
2. What is price drawing toward?
3. Is price in premium or discount?
4. Is there SMT with SP500?
5. Are we near a meaningful PD Array?
--------------------------------------------------
5) DAILY INTRADAY BIAS
Before NY Open I check:
- US100
- SP500
- NVDA
- WTI
- DXY
- US02Y
Bearish Intraday Bias:
- NQ weak
- SP500 weak
- NVDA weak
- Oil strong
- DXY strong
- Yields strong
Bullish Intraday Bias:
- NQ strong
- SP500 strong
- NVDA strong
- Oil stable or weak
- DXY weak
- Yields weak
Mixed / No Trade Bias:
- NQ and SP500 not aligned
- price stuck in the middle of the dealing range
- no displacement
- sloppy tape
--------------------------------------------------
6) MAIN ICT SETUPS
SETUP A: BEARISH PREMIUM REVERSAL
Conditions:
- Weekly bias bearish or mixed-bearish
- Price reaches premium
- Price sweeps buy-side liquidity
- SP500 confirms weakness or SMT bearish divergence appears
- Clear bearish displacement
- Bearish MSS on M1 or M5
- Entry on bearish FVG or OTE retracement
Entry:
- Sell only after confirmation
- Prefer entry after return into FVG / OTE zone
Stop:
- Above the sweep high
- Above invalidation level
Targets:
- Internal sell-side liquidity
- Equal lows
- SSL
- PDL
- Range low
- HTF draw on liquidity
--------------------------------------------------
SETUP B: BULLISH DISCOUNT REVERSAL
Conditions:
- Weekly bias bullish or mixed with bullish reaction
- Price reaches discount
- Price sweeps sell-side liquidity
- SP500 confirms strength or SMT bullish divergence appears
- Clear bullish displacement
- Bullish MSS on M1 or M5
- Entry on bullish FVG or OTE retracement
Entry:
- Buy only after confirmation
- Prefer entry after return into FVG / OTE zone
Stop:
- Below sweep low
- Below invalidation level
Targets:
- Internal buy-side liquidity
- Equal highs
- BSL
- PDH
- Range high
- HTF draw on liquidity
Note:
If macro is bearish, this setup is scalp only, not swing conviction.
--------------------------------------------------
SETUP C: RANGE EXTREME REVERSAL
Conditions:
- Market is in accumulation / chop / range
- No clear trend day
- Price reaches edge of range only
- Sweep occurs at edge
- MSS confirms reversal
Rules:
- Buy low of range only
- Sell high of range only
- No entries in the middle of the range
Targets:
- Midpoint first
- Opposite side of range second
--------------------------------------------------
7) AMD MODEL
I only want to execute after the market shows:
A = Accumulation
M = Manipulation (liquidity sweep)
D = Distribution (displacement in real direction)
Rule:
No entry during accumulation.
Wait for manipulation and then confirmation of distribution.
--------------------------------------------------
8) SMT MODEL WITH SP500
Bearish SMT:
- NQ makes a higher high
- SP500 fails to make a higher high
- Look for sell after sweep + displacement + MSS
Bullish SMT:
- NQ makes a lower low
- SP500 fails to make a lower low
- Look for buy after sweep + displacement + MSS
Rule:
SMT is confirmation, not entry by itself.
--------------------------------------------------
9) ENTRY TRIGGER RULES
I do not enter because price touched a zone.
I only enter if I have at least:
1. Liquidity sweep
2. Displacement
3. MSS
4. Return to FVG or OTE
5. SP500 confirmation or at least no contradiction
If these are not present:
NO TRADE
--------------------------------------------------
10) RISK RULES
Standard risk per trade: 0.5%
Maximum risk per idea: 1%
Maximum daily loss: 1%
Maximum number of trades per day: 2
Hard rules:
- No revenge trading
- No increasing risk after a loss
- No more than 1% risk on the same trade idea
- Respect firm rules regarding maximum single trade / same idea risk
--------------------------------------------------
11) MANAGEMENT RULES
A+ ICT Setup:
- No break-even at 1R
- Move stop to break-even at 1.5R
- First partial at 2R or at a key liquidity target
- Partial size: 20% to 30% only
- Leave a runner for HTF draw on liquidity
- Trail behind structure
Normal Setup:
- Partial allowed at 1R
- Move to break-even at 1.5R
- No early full close unless tape becomes sloppy
Messy / Headline Market:
- Take smaller targets
- Accept BE if necessary
- No forcing runners
- Focus on preserving capital
--------------------------------------------------
12) NO TRADE CONDITIONS
I do not trade if:
- Price is in the middle of the dealing range
- NQ and SP500 are not aligned
- No displacement
- No MSS
- Major news is about to release
- Tape is extremely sloppy
- I am stressed, tired, emotional, or distracted
- I already took 2 losses
- Setup is not A+ quality
--------------------------------------------------
13) HIGH IMPACT NEWS RULES
Important events:
- FOMC
- CPI
- PPI
- NFP
- Powell speeches
- Major war/oil headlines
Rules:
- No trade before major release
- Wait 5 to 15 minutes after release
- Let news high and low form
- Trade only if structure appears after volatility
- No guessing direction before confirmation
--------------------------------------------------
14) SESSION RULES
New York Open:
- Main execution window
- Best time for sweep + displacement model
- Do not chase first impulse candle
- Wait for model to develop
New York PM:
- Trade only if there is a clean continuation or clean reversal
- Otherwise skip
Monday Rule:
- Monday is not a forcing day
- If unclear, no trade
- Better to preserve capital than start the week with damage
--------------------------------------------------
15) WEEKEND PREP TEMPLATE
Weekly Bias:
...
COT:
- Nasdaq Mini:
- SP500:
Macro:
- US02Y:
- US10Y:
- Oil:
- DXY:
Price Structure:
- US100 Weekly:
- US100 Daily:
- SP500 Weekly:
- SP500 Daily:
Main Draw on Liquidity:
...
Key Weekly Levels:
...
Best Weekly Scenario:
...
Worst Weekly Scenario:
...
What to avoid:
...
--------------------------------------------------
16) DAILY PREP TEMPLATE
Date:
...
Macro Bias Today:
...
Price Bias Today:
...
Session:
...
Main Levels:
- Weekly High:
- Weekly Low:
- PDH:
- PDL:
- BSL:
- SSL:
Main PD Arrays:
...
Draw on Liquidity:
...
Preferred Setup:
...
No Trade If:
...
Risk Today:
0.5%
Max Trades:
2
--------------------------------------------------
17) POST-TRADE JOURNAL TEMPLATE
Date:
Session:
Bias:
Setup Type:
Liquidity Taken:
SMT Present:
Displacement Present:
MSS Present:
Entry Model:
Stop Placement:
Target Model:
Risk %:
Outcome:
Mistake:
Market Condition:
Was this A+?
Lesson:
--------------------------------------------------
18) PERSONAL RULES
- I do not chase missed moves
- I do not trade from the middle of the range
- I do not use break-even as emotional protection
- I only trade A+ ICT models
- No trade is a valid decision
- Payout withdrawals are not losses
- My job is execution, not prediction
- Capital preservation is a win
- I trade process, not emotion
--------------------------------------------------
19) FINAL EXECUTION RULE
For every trade I must know:
- Where liquidity is
- What price is drawing toward
- Whether price is in premium or discount
- Whether SP500 confirms or diverges
- Whether displacement and MSS are present
- Whether the setup is A+
If I do not know these clearly:
NO TRADE
--------------------------------------------------
20) MAIN OBJECTIVE
My objective is not to trade every day.
My objective is to execute only clean ICT setups with discipline,
protect capital,
stay within risk,
and build consistency for long-term payouts.
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As informações e publicações não se destinam a ser, e não constituem, conselhos ou recomendações financeiras, de investimento, comerciais ou de outro tipo fornecidos ou endossados pela TradingView. Leia mais nos Termos de Uso.