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ICT Trading Guide

Last updated: July 22, 2026

The ICT Concepts is a quantitative technical analysis tool. ICT Concepts - Order Blocks, Market Structure, FVG v2.0 - Golden Standard Architecture (O(1), Anti-Repaint, Headless Safe)

What does the indicator show?

  • Market Structure & Momentum: Visualizes prevailing trend directions and key reversal zones.
  • BUY / SELL Signals: Highlights confirmed entry and exit opportunities based on quantitative rules.
  • Dynamic Boundaries: Provides adaptive levels for managing trade risk and reward expectations.

Key Settings

  • Show Market Structure (showMS): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Order Blocks (showOB): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show FVG (showFVG): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Structure Term (msTerm): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • OB Term (obTerm): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Max Order Blocks (maxOBs): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Hide Breakers (hideBreakers): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • FVG Threshold (fvgThresh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • MS Bull (msBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • MS Bear (msBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Order Block Bull (obBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Order Block Bear (obBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • FVG Bull (fvgBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • FVG Bear (fvgBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • MSS Bars Count (mssBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • BOS Bars Count (bosBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last MSS Bars (lastMssBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last BOS Bars (lastBosBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull Order Block Zone (obBullZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear Order Block Zone (obBearZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull FVG Zone (fvgBullZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear FVG Zone (fvgBearZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • BOS Bull (bosBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • BOS Bear (bosBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • MSS Bull (mssBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • MSS Bear (mssBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Any Market Structure Signal (msSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last Was Bull MSS (lastMssBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last Was Bear MSS (lastMssBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last Was Bull BOS (lastBosBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last Was Bear BOS (lastBosBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • 2xBOS Bull (twoBosBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • 2xBOS BEAR (twoBosBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • New Bullish OB (newBullOB): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • New Bearish OB (newBearOB): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bullish OB Breaker (bullOBSignalBreak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bearish OB Breaker (bearOBSignalBreak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • New Bullish FVG (newBullFVG): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • New Bearish FVG (newBearFVG): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bullish FVG Filled (bullFVGFilled): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bearish FVG Filled (bearFVGFilled): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull OB Top (val_L_top): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull OB Bottom (val_L_btm): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear OB Top (val_S_top): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear OB Bottom (val_S_btm): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • MSS Bars Count (mssBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • BOS Bars Count (bosBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last MSS Bars Count (lastMssBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Last BOS Bars Count (lastBosBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.

How to use Strategy Parameters (Condition Source)

Within the Strategy Tester module, this indicator can be used both as a direct signal source and as a market-state filter.

1. Signal Events

  • bosBull - BOS Bull event signal.
  • bosBear - BOS Bear event signal.
  • mssBull - MSS Bull event signal.
  • mssBear - MSS Bear event signal.
  • msSignal - Any Market Structure Signal event signal.
  • twoBosBull - 2xBOS Bull event signal.
  • twoBosBear - 2xBOS BEAR event signal.
  • newBullOB - New Bullish OB event signal.
  • newBearOB - New Bearish OB event signal.
  • bullOBSignalBreak - Bullish OB Breaker event signal.
  • bearOBSignalBreak - Bearish OB Breaker event signal.
  • newBullFVG - New Bullish FVG event signal.
  • newBearFVG - New Bearish FVG event signal.
  • bullFVGFilled - Bullish FVG Filled event signal.
  • bearFVGFilled - Bearish FVG Filled event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

  • showMS - Show Market Structure value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showOB - Show Order Blocks value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showFVG - Show FVG value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • msTerm - Structure Term value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • obTerm - OB Term value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • maxOBs - Max Order Blocks value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • hideBreakers - Hide Breakers value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • fvgThresh - FVG Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • msBull - MS Bull value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • msBear - MS Bear value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • obBull - Order Block Bull value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • obBear - Order Block Bear value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • fvgBull - FVG Bull value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • fvgBear - FVG Bear value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • mssBars - MSS Bars Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bosBars - BOS Bars Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastMssBars - Last MSS Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastBosBars - Last BOS Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • obBullZone - Bull Order Block Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • obBearZone - Bear Order Block Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • fvgBullZone - Bull FVG Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • fvgBearZone - Bear FVG Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastMssBull - Last Was Bull MSS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastMssBear - Last Was Bear MSS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastBosBull - Last Was Bull BOS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastBosBear - Last Was Bear BOS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • val_L_top - Bull OB Top value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • val_L_btm - Bull OB Bottom value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • val_S_top - Bear OB Top value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • val_S_btm - Bear OB Bottom value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • mssBars - MSS Bars Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bosBars - BOS Bars Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastMssBars - Last MSS Bars Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • lastBosBars - Last BOS Bars Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

Strategy Example: Enter Long when buySignal is true and trendFilter == 1, ensuring trades align with dominant momentum.

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