Archived — below our codifiability bar

IPDA, SMC, ICT Super Scalp M1

Scalping strategy for Gold on the M1 timeframe, leveraging IPDA, SMC, and ICT concepts for algorithmic trading and market structure analysis.

Published · Archived · Methodology: ICT

  • Algo score: 70%
  • Discretionary score: 65%

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: Algorithmic & Automated Trading

  • Methodology: ICT
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: M1
  • Markets: Gold

Indicators mentioned

  • IPDA
  • SMC (Smart Money Concepts)
  • ICT (Inner Circle Trader)

Why this strategy was archived

IPDA (Interbank Price Delivery Algorithm) is the ICT framework's model of how price is delivered between areas of liquidity, and it underpins much of the Smart Money Concepts vocabulary — draw on liquidity, dealing ranges, and the timeframe hierarchy a scalper uses to time entries. This entry decodes RockerFX's "Gold: Backtest-Operativa en vivo: Super scalp m1. Trading Algorítmico. IPDA, SMC, ICT.", which applies that framework to Gold on the M1 chart and pairs backtesting with live execution rather than showing only finished charts.

**Why this entry is archived.** Our extraction scored this video below the codifiability bar. The structural pieces are clearly present — the ICT/IPDA/SMC framework, the M1 execution timeframe, and Gold as the instrument — but the operating conditions around them stay at the level of reference rather than specification: which levels qualify as valid draws, what confirms an entry once price reaches them, and how stops and targets are placed are discussed in context instead of defined in terms a machine could evaluate identically on every bar. An entry that cannot be coded faithfully does not belong in the active catalog, so we archive it rather than fill the gaps with our own assumptions.

**What it still offers.** The combination of a backtest segment with live operation is genuinely useful material: it shows the framework being read under real-time pressure on a fast timeframe, which is where M1 scalping actually succeeds or fails and where most ICT content stays silent. If you are studying IPDA and Smart Money Concepts applied to Gold, treat this as execution-context material — and see the ICT / Smart Money Concepts concept hub and the active catalog for entries where the full rule set was successfully extracted.

Source video

Decoded from: Gold:Backtest-Operativa en vivo: Super scalp m1. Trading Algorítmico. IPDA, SMC, ICT. by RockerFX — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to the strategy and concepts
  • 0:15 - Mention of IPDA, SMC, ICT
  • 0:20 - Focus on algorithmic trading and M1 timeframe
  • 0:45 - Live trading demonstration begins
  • 1:30 - Backtesting segment

Frequently asked questions

Why is this IPDA / SMC scalping strategy archived?

Our extraction identified the framework (ICT, IPDA, SMC), the M1 timeframe and Gold as the market, but not a complete rule set — entry confirmation, stop placement and targets are referenced rather than specified precisely enough to automate. That scored below the codifiability bar we require for the active catalog.

Is the video still worth watching?

Yes — particularly for the live execution portion. Seeing an ICT-based read applied to Gold on M1 in real time, alongside a backtest segment, is context that pure chart-review content rarely provides.

What is IPDA in ICT trading?

IPDA (Interbank Price Delivery Algorithm) is the ICT concept describing how price is delivered between pools of liquidity. It is the reasoning layer behind ideas like draw on liquidity and dealing ranges that Smart Money Concepts traders use to frame their bias.

Where can I find codifiable ICT or Smart Money Concepts strategies?

The ICT / Smart Money Concepts concept hub and the active catalog list decoded video strategies where complete entry, exit and risk rules were extracted.

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