Archived — below our codifiability bar

ICT Strategy

Learn an ICT strategy optimized for passing funding challenges and securing payouts. Discover the core concepts for profitable trading in various markets.

Published · Archived · Methodology: ICT

  • Algo score: 70%
  • Discretionary score: 70%

This strategy was decoded from a public trading video but did not clear Strategy Decoder's codifiability bar: the extraction could not pin the rules down precisely enough to be turned into a reviewable specification. It is kept here as a reference post-mortem rather than as a strategy you can trade or backtest.

Part of: ICT Concepts

  • Methodology: ICT
  • Content type: strategy

Why this strategy was archived

ICT — the framework popularized under the Inner Circle Trader banner — is a discretionary reading of price built around institutional order flow: where liquidity rests, where price leaves imbalances behind, and when during the session those areas are most likely to be revisited. This entry decodes Casper SMC's video "This ICT Strategy Got Me Funded + Pay Outs", which frames the methodology through the lens of a funded-account journey rather than as a standalone system specification.

**Why this entry is archived.** Our extraction scored this video below the codifiability bar. The content is descriptive rather than prescriptive: the ICT ideas are explained and illustrated, but they are never pinned to operational rules — no objective criteria for which levels or zones qualify, no confirmation trigger that converts a setup into an order, and no defined stop or target logic. What remains is a way of seeing the chart, not a rule set an engine could execute the same way twice. This is the most common archive reason across the ICT and Smart Money Concepts material we process, where discretion is often the point rather than an omission.

**What it still offers.** As orientation, it works: the video communicates how an ICT-oriented trader thinks about the session and structures their approach to a funded evaluation, which is useful context if you are new to the framework and trying to understand what practitioners actually look at. Treat it as background reading rather than a blueprint. To trade ICT mechanically you need the pieces this video leaves to judgment — the ICT and Smart Money Concepts hubs list decoded entries where those pieces were specified explicitly.

Source video

Decoded from: This ICT Strategy Got Me Funded + Pay Outs by Casper SMC — watch the original

Frequently asked questions

Why is this ICT strategy archived?

The video explains ICT concepts but never defines them operationally — there are no objective qualifying criteria, no confirmation trigger, and no stop or target logic. Our extraction scored it below the codifiability bar required for the active catalog.

What is ICT in trading?

ICT refers to a discretionary framework centered on institutional order flow — liquidity, price imbalances, market structure and session timing. It is closely related to the broader Smart Money Concepts family.

Is the video still worth watching?

Yes, as orientation. It conveys how an ICT-oriented trader frames the session and approaches a funded-account evaluation, which is helpful context before studying the framework in depth.

Where can I find codifiable ICT strategies?

The ICT and Smart Money Concepts hubs, along with the active catalog, list decoded video strategies where complete entry, exit and risk rules were successfully extracted.

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