I blew multiple accounts not being able to recognise the difference between a pullback and a marker structure shift 🤔

Here’s a simple method I use that significantly helped increase my win rage 🎯 Higher Time Frame (HTF)

Before I get started I want to say that HTF always rules

A pullback on the hourly chart looks like a huge trend change on the 2m

Hence when determining my bias and looking at market structure I like to look on the hourly charts

Theres a million strategies out there,

At the end of the day its all down to risk management and psychology not TA

Here’s why I switched from supply and demand to SMC/ICT concepts and if you should do the same 🤔 1.) Personality 

Trading is all about who you are.

When I was trading supply and demand I had a low win rate but a high R/R.

Even though I was profitable I wasn’t happy. My psychology was affected every time I lost a trade, even though I only had to win 4/10 trades to be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Struggling to get consistent wins?

My simple checklist I take before every trade that drastically improved my win rate 🧵: 1.) Liquidity Grab

The first thing I look at before I take a trade is for there to be a liquidity grab

If I have a bullish bias I want sellside liquidity to be grabbed before a reversal

If I have a bearish bias I want buyside liquidity to be grabbed before a reversal

Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) allowed me to go from guessing entry points to precision 📐

here’s a thread on what they are and the key mistakes to avoid: ❌ FVGs are when price moves too quick causing an imbalance

it’s a 3 candle pattern

it’s the space between the first and last candle

here’s a bullish FVG and bearish FVG example :

you’re confused as to why your trades aren’t working but the whole time you’re going against market structure 😵‍💫

thread on how to identify trends and make your trading life a lot easier💡 Here we have a classic uptrend vs downtrend

The #1 reason why traders struggle is they don’t know when to hold or when to take profit

I’ve learnt a simple trick called the Power of 3 #ICT , to make the process effortless The market works in 3 phases

1.) Accumulation 📊

2.) Manipulation 😵‍💫

3.) Distribution 📈📉

Lets look on a higher timeframe to see which one the market is in

Resource thread 🧵

Where I found the channels/videod that really helped me the most 📺 📑 : 1.) Supply and demand tips:

Drawing Zones:

@cs_tradess

@LunarAces

if you’re a scalper/day trader i really like how these videos explain it in a lower time frame and also how to capture market trend

$VIX to help trade $SPY thread🧠 : VIX represents the expected volatility in the market and affects many things, such as option contract prices ,but this thread will look at how you can use $VIX to trade $SPY specifically 💡