Series: Smart Money Concepts (SMC)
Learn Smart Money Concepts (SMC): market structure (BOS & CHoCH), order blocks, fair value gaps, supply & demand zones and ICT, explained step by step to read the footprint of institutional money.
What is the Market Maker Model (AMD)?
The Market Maker Model, sometimes called the AMD cycle or the "Power of 3", is a conceptual narrative explaining how large institutional players often move price through three…
What is ICT (Inner Circle Trader)?
ICT refers to the educational material of Michael J. Huddleston ('The Inner Circle Trader'), a specific school within the broader SMC / price-action world that popularised terms…
What is a mitigation block?
A mitigation block is a specific price zone, often identified as the last opposing candle at the origin of a move that broke market structure (BOS), where price is expected to…
What is inducement in trading?
Inducement is a smaller, obvious high or low that lures traders to enter early and place stops, creating liquidity for price to grab before moving to the true zone, often sitting…
What are premium and discount (and OTE)?
Premium and discount zones divide a price range based on its 50% equilibrium, indicating whether an asset is considered expensive or cheap, respectively, by SMC traders who aim to…
What are supply and demand zones?
Supply and demand zones are specific price areas on a chart where past institutional order flow created a sharp, imbalanced move, marking locations where buying or selling…
What is a Fair Value Gap (FVG)?
A Fair Value Gap (FVG), also known as an imbalance, is a three-candle pattern where rapid price movement leaves an unfilled space on the chart. This gap, between the wick of…
What is an order block?
An order block (OB) is the last opposing candle or candle cluster before an impulsive price move that breaks market structure, marking a specific zone where institutions likely…
What is market structure (BOS and CHoCH)?
Market structure, in Smart Money Concepts (SMC), maps price's directional flow via swing highs and lows: an uptrend prints higher highs and higher lows; a downtrend, lower highs…
What is Smart Money Concepts (SMC)?
Smart Money Concepts (SMC) is a discretionary price-action framework popularised online, reframing classic support/resistance as zones where large institutional 'smart money'…
