ICT Daily Bias

Learn the ICT Daily Bias concept, a core element of Inner Circle Trader methodology for determining probable daily price direction without specific entry or exi

Published · Updated · Methodology: ICT

Part of: ICT Concepts

  • Methodology: ICT
  • Content type: educational

Source video

Decoded from: ICT Daily Bias by Casper SMC — watch the original

Strategy overview

Daily bias is the ICT trader's first question of the session: before any entry, decide which direction the day is more likely to deliver, then only take setups that agree with that read. This entry decodes Casper SMC's take on the process — how a discretionary trader arrives at a directional lean for the coming session and what evidence they weigh before the market opens.

What makes daily bias distinct from a setup is that it is a framing exercise, not a trigger. ICT-style bias work typically leans on higher-timeframe context: where price closed relative to prior ranges, which side's liquidity remains untouched, and what the daily candle is likely reaching for next. The Casper SMC video sits in the ICT/SMC teaching lane, presenting bias as the filter that decides whether a lower-timeframe entry is worth taking at all — the reason two traders can see the same fair value gap and only one of them takes it.

This page covers the concept and the source video rather than a rule-by-rule mechanical breakdown. Traders working through daily bias usually track their own calls for a period — writing down the pre-session lean and comparing it to what the day actually did — since bias is a judgment skill that only becomes measurable once it is logged.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily bias in ICT trading?

Daily bias is a pre-session directional lean — a trader's judgment about whether the day is more likely to trade higher or lower — used to filter which intraday setups are worth taking and which are counter-trend noise.

Is daily bias the same as a trading setup?

No. A setup gives you an entry trigger; a daily bias only tells you which direction to look for triggers in. Most ICT-style traders establish bias first from higher-timeframe context, then wait for a lower-timeframe entry that agrees with it.

What timeframes are used to form a daily bias?

Bias work is typically built from higher timeframes — daily and above for context, with intraday charts used only for execution once the direction is decided. The specific hierarchy varies by trader and by how the source material teaches it.

How do I know if my daily bias is any good?

Log it. Record the direction you called before the session opens and compare it against what the day delivered, over a large enough sample to see a pattern rather than a streak of luck.

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