ICT Trading Decision Flow

Bias → Setup → Entry → Management · No guesswork, no forcing

🗓️ Pre-Session Check

Calendar: any high-impact news today?
Set daily risk cap. Identify killzone windows.
See: Morning Checklist

1 · Define Your Bias

Bullish / Bearish / Neutral — based on HTF analysis.
Fair value gaps, order blocks, sweep of high/low on 4H/Daily.

2 · Killzone Window?

Are you in an NY killzone? (08:30–09:30 or 10:00–11:00 ET)
London open overlap (02:00–05:00 ET) also qualifies.

YES — trade

3a · Map Levels In-Zone

Mark FVG, order blocks, breaks of structure on 15M/5M.
Wait for price to return to your level.

4a · Valid ICT Setup Forms?

Bull/bear power arrow, mid-session drama, MACD divergence,
displacement, or order block grab on lower timeframe.

YES

5a · Entry Confirmed

Displacement confirmed the move. Stop at logical level
(FVG / order block / structure break).
Size position using Position Size Card.

NO

Skip / Wait

No valid setup. Stay out.
Patience is a position.

NO — skip

3b · No Trade Today

Outside killzones = lower probability.
Update journal. Come back tomorrow.


6 · Trade Management

Target 1:1.5–2R minimum. Move stop to breakeven after first target.
Never move your stop against you. Review Position Size Card — risk is locked at entry.

WIN

✅ Take the profit

Log the trade. Note what worked.

LOSS

❌ Accept the loss

Stop hit. Log it. Move on — risk was defined.

Key trigger
Decision point
Proceed / win
Stop / skip / loss