Thread by @DodgysDD

This thread goes over the majority for PD arrays that I suggest you master (most important ones first)

A PD array is a type of ICT entry. There are lots. First I will show them and say how to use them, then show how to put them all together.

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1. Fair Value Gap (anytime when a low of first candle does not overlap high of a third candle in a sequence)

Best way to use a fair value gap is…

Longing a FVG if it is in discount (under 0.5) on a market structure shift to the upside

OR

Shorting a besrish fair value gap in premium (above 0.5) if we break structure to downside)

All other FVGs are irrelevant (for now)

2. Orderblock (OB)

Bullish OB is a set of green candles before up move in an UPTREND

Bearish OB is a set of 1 red candle before down move in a DOWNTREND

Everyone uses these differently.

I suggest marking out order blocks on the higher timeframe such as 15M 1H or 4 hour, then once we arrive to one, go to the lower time frame like the 1m or 5m to see if we get a setup off of it

Like this:

You can also use order blocks for stop loss placements like this:

Place stop above bearish order block if you are short and below bullish order block if you are long

3. Balanced Price Range

This is when a Bearish FVG and Bullish FVG line up, there’s more to this but don’t want to take the time to over explain in this thread

Here’s unbalanced versus a balanced price range:

4. Breaker Block

To put this in the simplest terms as possible so you understand:

Look for an orderblock that was broken through after we purged liquidity.

*Breaker Blocks are not old OBs, because the OB should not be respected in the first place*

This is a breaker block.

5. Mitigation Block

This is the same thing as a breaker except we do not purge liquidity before.

Like this:

6. Treat volume imbalances like a Fair Value Gap.

Like this:

7. Wick / Rejection Block (credit to Lucius)

I don’t use these a ton, but if you ever see giant wicks at bottom or tops of trend when taking liquidity, draw a fib with the 0.5 on the whole wick alone.

Then you look for a setup off of it.

Like this:

8. Propulsion Block (Credit to Lucius)

This is basically when we get an OB, then a second OB off the first OB. The second OB is a propulsion block and you do not want us to retrace below the mean threshold of it (50%)

Like this:

9. New Week Opening Gap (NWOG)

These act as magnets. I always draw the 50% (CE) of NWOG and what I do is if I see we are in a sell model and there’s sellside below, I often look to see if there’s a NWOG under

If there is, that’s my target after sellside, then I look for potential reversal off of it.

Like so

10. This is a hidden fair value gap. You treat this just like a normal fair value gap.

Like this:

11. NDOG: Same thing as NWOG

(Although I believe NWOG holds more weight)

Alright, now note all these PD arrays

You can also use all of these as inverses. (besides OB because that’s just a BB/MB)

So once we close above old bearish FVG you look for a long setup off it and want to see it used as support

This just doubled the PD arrays you can use:)

HOW TO COMBINE THEM

ICT once said “If 3 PD Arrays fail, you’re fucked”

So if I see a FVG combined with an OB and VI, like this picture, and we break through all 3:

That likely means my bias will change for the time being

This is why you should know all PD arrays

That’s it. There are a few more but these are the most common ones you should use every single day and the only ones I really use.

Check out my discord if you have questions or want to talk with other good ICT trader during the day:)

Here is my discord if you have any questions I will answer: discord.gg/rBEHxWcN

I also live trade everyday for $15 a month if you’re interested but just ask me about that in discord

For my BPR experts I know this is an inversion FVG lol

SORRY GUYS THE ANNOTATION IS CORRECT HERE

Read the picture. Green candle before down move = bearish OB in a downtrend while order flow is bearish

Red candle before up move = bullish OB in an uptrend while orderflow is bullish

i typed this out earlier after a tough tennis match and should’ve rechecked everything when mindset was better but posted anyways

i will do a whole separate orderblock thread anyways so be prepared