Market structure: BOS and MSS
- What swing highs and lows are
- A break of structure (BOS) that continues the trend
- A market structure shift (MSS) that may end it
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8 short lessons in a sensible order, each with an article, a practice round on real past charts and the chart layer that draws it. Free, no account, at your own pace.
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Liquidity: where the stops are
- Buy-side and sell-side liquidity above highs and below lows
- Equal highs and lows
- A sweep (stop hunt) versus a real break
Fair value gaps (FVG)
- The three-candle gap and its middle (CE)
- Bullish and bearish gaps
- When a gap is filled or inverted (IFVG)
Order blocks and breakers
- The last opposite candle before a strong move
- Which blocks matter (displacement, gap, structure, sweep)
- How a failed block becomes a breaker
Premium, discount and the OTE
- The dealing range and its 50% line
- Buying in discount, selling in premium
- The 62-79% optimal trade entry
Killzones: when to watch
- The Asian, London and New York killzones
- The Silver Bullet hours
- Why times follow New York, summer and winter
Daily bias and the draw on liquidity
- Reading the day's likely direction before the open
- Where price may be heading next
- When to stand aside
Putting it together: two models
- The Silver Bullet: a sweep, a gap and a one-hour window
- The Unicorn: a breaker block meeting a fair value gap
- Why many setups still lose, and how risk keeps you in the game
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ICC Charts is not affiliated with Inner Circle Trader (Michael J. Huddleston); the lessons explain the concepts in our own words. Trading with leverage carries a high risk of losing money; this is education, not financial advice.
Is this ICT course really free?
Yes. Every lesson, the articles and the Chart Challenge practice are free, with no account and no payment. Your ticks are saved only in this browser.
How long does it take?
Each lesson is one or two short articles and a practice round. Go at your own pace; most people do one lesson a day.
Is this the official ICT course?
No. ICC Charts is not affiliated with Inner Circle Trader (Michael J. Huddleston). The lessons explain the concepts in our own words, as our chart code draws them.
Do I need ICC Charts to follow it?
No, but it helps: the ICC Charts layers draw each concept on live charts, so you can check what you read. New accounts get the first 31 days free.
Are there Urdu and Hindi lessons?
Some lessons link an Urdu and a Hindi version of the article; more follow. The order of the course is the same in every language.
Will this make me profitable?
No course can promise that. These are concepts and rules, not signals, and many setups lose. Practise on a demo account first and always use a stop.