Let me break down how played out in this trade: SMC Model in Action ✔ Liquidity Sweep - Price swept below the 24h low of 62,501.0, grabbing stops before reversing ✔ Market Structure Shift - After the sweep, price broke above the previous structure, confirming the shift from bearish to bullish ✔ Fair Value Gap (FVG) - The first screenshot shows a clear imbalance around 63,675.9 - 64,956.3 (LB to BOLL) ✔ FVG Entry Zone - Second screenshot shows price returning to the FVG area (65,101.5 - 65,476.8) for the perfect retest ✔ Stop Placement - Logically placed below the FVG low to invalidate if the gap gets filled completely ✔ 1:2 Risk-to-Reward - From entry around 65,400 to target near 66,200+, this hit the exact target Why This Works The beauty of this setup is the mechanical precision: · The sweep creates trapped sellers · The structure shift confirms intent · The FVG provides a defined, repeatable entry zone · Price respected it perfectly, tapping the FVG then running to TP This is textbook ICT/SMC methodology executed cleanly. The Bollinger Bands aligning with your FVG adds extra confluence. Simple. Structured. Repeatable. \- Exactly how trading should be approached.
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Let me break down how played out in this trade:
SMC Model in Action
✔ Liquidity Sweep - Price swept below the 24h low of 62,501.0, grabbing stops before reversing
✔ Market Structure Shift - After the sweep, price broke above the previous structure, confirming the shift from bearish to bullish
✔ Fair Value Gap (FVG) - The first screenshot shows a clear imbalance around 63,675.9 - 64,956.3 (LB to BOLL)
✔ FVG Entry Zone - Second screenshot shows price returning to the FVG area (65,101.5 - 65,476.8) for the perfect retest
✔ Stop Placement - Logically placed below the FVG low to invalidate if the gap gets filled completely
✔ 1:2 Risk-to-Reward - From entry around 65,400 to target near 66,200+, this hit the exact target
Why This Works
The beauty of this setup is the mechanical precision:
· The sweep creates trapped sellers
· The structure shift confirms intent
· The FVG provides a defined, repeatable entry zone
· Price respected it perfectly, tapping the FVG then running to TP
This is textbook ICT/SMC methodology executed cleanly. The Bollinger Bands aligning with your FVG adds extra confluence.
Simple. Structured. Repeatable. \- Exactly how trading should be approached.