Concept: Moving from external liquidity to internal liquidity on a smaller time frame, paired with a market structure shift and SMT (Smart Money Technique).
Strategy: Use previous day's high/low, target a 1-hour fair value gap (bullish/bearish), look for a 15-minute market structure shift and SMT, and trade relative to midnight open.
Fractality: Can be applied on different time frames (e.g., weekly, 4-hour, 1-hour or daily, 1-hour, 15-minute).
Key Components
External Liquidity:
Previous day's high (for shorts)
Previous day's low (for longs)
Internal Liquidity:
1-hour bullish fair value gap (for shorts)
1-hour bearish fair value gap (for longs)
Market Structure Shift (MSS)
SMT (Smart Money Technique)
Midnight Open: Trades are only taken relative to this line (shorts above, longs below)
Example Walkthroughs
Example 1: Gold (Daily Chart)
Daily Chart:
Identify current uptrend
Mark previous day's low
1-Hour Chart:
Identify a bearish fair value gap
15-Minute Chart:
Confirm creation of SMT with silver
Confirm market structure shift
Entry below midnight open, stop loss below the fair value gap candle's low
Outcome: Target hit, 2R achieved
Example 2: NQ (Daily Chart)
Daily Chart:
Mark previous day low
1-Hour Chart:
Identify a bearish fair value gap (choosing larger gap based on premium/discount methodology)
15-Minute Chart:
Confirm creation of SMT with ES
Confirm market structure shift
Entry and stop loss setup
Outcome: Target hit, near equilibrium of the range
Indicators
ICT Kill Zones and Pivots: Used to mark midnight open
Additional Example Notes
Example 3 (GBP/CAD):
Market structure shift below midnight open
Potential retracement entries
Target hourly fair value gap
Example 4 (NASDAQ/ym):
Identify and trade using SMT
Entry setup below midnight open and targeting hourly fair value gaps
Example 5 (NQ/ES):
Using daily open instead of midnight open for entry strategy
Short setup with bearish fair value gap
Conclusion
Application: Model can be adjusted and applied according to preferences and different trading instruments.
Recommendation: Practice understanding market structure, SMT, and fair value gaps to better utilize the model.