ICT Strategy

Learn the core concepts of the Inner Circle Trader (ICT) method. This beginner's guide introduces you to the popular ICT trading approach.

Published · Updated · Methodology: ICT

Part of: ICT Concepts

  • Methodology: ICT
  • Content type: educational

Source video

Decoded from: Estrategia de Trading ICT - El trader más famoso del 2023 - Conoce el método de Inner Circle Trader by TradingICT — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to ICT method

Strategy overview

ICT (Inner Circle Trader) is a methodology that reads price through liquidity and market structure rather than indicators — where resting orders sit, how price is drawn toward them, and what the reaction reveals. This entry decodes a Spanish-language video from the TradingICT channel whose title frames its subject as "el trader más famoso del 2023" ("the most famous trader of 2023"), which tells you what kind of content it is: less a single setup, more an introduction to a method and the figure behind it.

The video is structured as an orientation piece — its only marked chapter is the introduction to the ICT method itself. That framing is worth noting, because ICT is unusual among trading approaches in that the vocabulary comes before the setups: liquidity, imbalance, market structure and displacement have to be understood as a language before any specific entry model makes sense. Introductory videos like this one exist because the community around ICT is large enough that newcomers need a map before they can follow the more technical material.

This page does not carry an extracted rule set — there are no entry conditions, timeframes or indicator parameters decoded from the source, because the video presents the method as a concept rather than a mechanical system. If you are looking for concrete ICT setups, the liquidity sweep, fair value gap and market structure break entries in the ICT concept hub are the natural next step; treat this one as the doorway rather than the blueprint.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What is the ICT method in trading?

ICT (Inner Circle Trader) is an approach that explains price movement through liquidity and market structure instead of technical indicators — identifying where stop orders accumulate, how price moves to take them, and how imbalances left behind get revisited.

Who is the Inner Circle Trader?

"Inner Circle Trader" is the alias of the trader whose educational material popularized this methodology. The concepts spread widely through free online content, which is why so many channels — including the one behind this video — produce their own introductions to the method.

Is this ICT video in English?

No. The source is a Spanish-language video from the TradingICT channel, titled "Estrategia de Trading ICT - El trader más famoso del 2023 - Conoce el método de Inner Circle Trader". Its content is an introduction to the ICT method rather than a walkthrough of one specific setup.

Where should a beginner start with ICT concepts?

Start with the core building blocks — liquidity sweeps, fair value gaps, market structure and market structure breaks — before attempting any full entry model, since ICT setups are written in that vocabulary. Strategy Decoder catalogs ICT strategies extracted from video sources so you can compare how different creators define and combine those pieces.

About this strategy page

This trading strategy was decoded by Strategy Decoder's AI from a public YouTube trading video and turned into a structured, reviewable specification. In the interactive app this page shows the full entry and exit logic, risk management settings, the indicators involved with their parameters, AlgoWizard-compatible logic and a Pine Script export ready for TradingView backtesting — plus an automated backtest verdict when one has been computed for this strategy.

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