ICT, BIAS

Learn the ICT concept of market bias to determine market direction. This strategy lays the groundwork for understanding ICT principles.

Published · Updated · Methodology: ICT

Part of: ICT Concepts

  • Methodology: ICT
  • Content type: educational

Source video

Decoded from: Estrategia Trading ICT FACIL y Ejemplo de Operativa Dirección del Mercado BIAS by TradingICT — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to ICT strategy and market bias

Strategy overview

ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology reads price through liquidity and market structure rather than indicators, and *bias* is the step that comes before any of it: deciding which direction the market is likely to be delivered in today, so that entries are taken with that expectation instead of against it. Most ICT setups — sweeps, gaps, structure breaks — only make sense once a directional bias has been established, which is why bias tends to be the first thing taught and the last thing traders actually master.

This entry covers a Spanish-language video from the channel TradingICT, titled "Estrategia Trading ICT FACIL y Ejemplo de Operativa Dirección del Mercado BIAS". The framing is deliberately introductory — an accessible walkthrough of how to form a directional read, followed by an example of that read being applied to an actual trade. That pairing is the distinctive part: rather than cataloguing ICT vocabulary, the video keeps the focus on one question, which way is the market going, and then shows what acting on the answer looks like.

No full rule set has been extracted for this entry yet, so this page serves as the reference point for the concept and the source video rather than a decoded step-by-step breakdown. Traders exploring ICT bias are generally better served by studying how the directional read is justified — what evidence supports it and what would invalidate it — than by memorising any single sequence of steps.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What does "bias" mean in ICT trading?

In ICT terminology, bias is the trader's directional expectation for a given session or period — the judgement about whether price is more likely to be delivered higher or lower — formed before looking for an entry, so that setups are taken in alignment with it.

Why do ICT traders establish a bias before entering a trade?

Because most ICT setups are directional by nature: the same pattern can be read as a continuation or a reversal depending on which way the market is expected to move. Establishing bias first turns an ambiguous chart into a filtered one, discarding signals that point the wrong way.

Is this ICT video in English?

No — the source video is in Spanish, published by the channel TradingICT, and is presented as an accessible introduction to ICT market direction with an accompanying trade example.

How can I learn ICT bias if I'm new to the methodology?

Start with the concept itself — what evidence forms a directional read and what invalidates it — before layering on entry techniques, and review examples on historical charts rather than live markets. Strategy Decoder catalogues videos like this one so the underlying concepts can be studied and tested.

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