ICT Concepts

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ICT (Inner Circle Trader) concepts form the foundation of modern institutional price action analysis.

Key concepts: - **PD Arrays** — Premium/Discount price arrays (OBs, FVGs, Breaker Blocks) - **IPDA** — Interbank Price Delivery Algorithm - **Judas Swing** — a fake-out move at session open before the true direction - **Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)** — 62–79% Fibonacci retracement into a discount OB - **Killzones** — London Open, New York Open, London Close

Knowledge Check

7 questions

1.What does PD Arrays refer to?

Price Direction ArraysPremium/Discount price arraysPending Delivery AdjustmentsProfit Distribution Analysis

2.What does IPDA stand for?

Interbank Price Delivery AlgorithmInternal Price Data AnalysisInstitutional Price Direction AverageIndexed Price Delivery Adjustment

3.What is a Judas Swing?

A confirmed trend continuationA fake-out move at session open before the true directionA type of candlestick patternA risk management rule

4.What is Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)?

A 62-79% Fibonacci retracement zoneA 100% Fibonacci extensionA fixed lot size formulaA type of stop-loss order

5.OTE entries are typically taken into a:

Premium Order BlockDiscount Order BlockRandom support zoneNews release candle

6.Which of these is NOT mentioned as a Killzone in the lesson?

London OpenNew York OpenLondon CloseAsian Close

7.What are Killzones?

Random low-volume periodsSpecific high-probability trading time windowsBroker maintenance windowsWeekend trading sessions

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