Orderblocks, Fair Value Gap FVG, Premium and Discount Zones, PD Array Matrix

Learn ICT concepts like Orderblocks, FVG, and Premium/Discount Zones for indices trading. This strategy uses multi-timeframe analysis on US500.

Published · Updated · Methodology: ICT

Part of: Fair Value Gap (FVG)

  • Methodology: ICT
  • Content type: educational
  • Timeframes: Monthly, Weekly, Daily, 4-hour, 15-minute, 5-minute, 1-minute, Seconds (mentioned but not used in backtesting)
  • Markets: US500 (S&P 500 equivalent), Indices

Indicators used

  • Orderblocks
  • Fair Value Gap FVG
  • Premium and Discount Zones
  • PD Array Matrix
  • Fibonacci

Source video

Decoded from: Trading Metodo ICT 2023 Estrategia de Trading en Español Ejemplos de Trades GANADORES - Orderblocks by TradingICT — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:30 - Importance of New York session time
  • 1:30 - High volume times (9:30-10:00 AM NY time)
  • 2:00 - London session close impact (10:30-11:00 AM NY time)
  • 3:00 - Multi-timeframe analysis (monthly, weekly, daily, 4-hour)
  • 5:00 - Order block identification
  • 6:30 - No indicators used in ICT method
  • 8:00 - Liquidity zones and identifying sell stops
  • 10:00 - 15-minute and 1-hour order blocks for intraday
  • 11:00 - Premium and Discount zones with Fibonacci
  • 12:30 - Market Maker Sell Model
  • 14:00 - Identifying equal lows (liquidity)
  • 15:30 - Seeking confirmation for sales in Premium zone
  • 16:00 - Example of a potential short entry

Strategy overview

A fair value gap (FVG) is the imbalance left on the chart when price moves so fast in one direction that it skips the two-sided trading a balanced market would otherwise print. This entry decodes a Spanish-language walkthrough from the TradingICT channel that treats the FVG not as a standalone signal but as one component of a larger ICT toolkit — sitting alongside order blocks inside a Premium and Discount "PD Array Matrix," where each imbalance is judged by where it falls in the range rather than by the gap alone.

That framing is what separates this video from other FVG breakdowns. Instead of asking only "is there a gap?", it first splits the dealing range at its 50% equilibrium — the midpoint that divides the Premium half (above) from the Discount half (below) — and uses that division to decide whether a given array is a place to look for buys or for sells. A fair value gap that forms in discount and one that forms in premium tell very different stories; the matrix is the map that keeps them straight.

The source video, "Trading Metodo ICT 2023... Ejemplos de Trades GANADORES," is built around walked-through examples on the New York session, anchoring its reads to the high-volume windows around the 9:30–10:00 a.m. open and the London-close overlap, and stepping through structure top-down from the monthly chart to intraday. In keeping with orthodox ICT, it works from raw price and manually drawn levels rather than indicators. This page decodes how the video defines each of those building blocks and how the FVG fits among them.

Topics

order blocks · fair value gap · fvg · premium and discount zones · ict trading · ict strategy · tradingview strategy · trading strategy · market maker model · us500 trading strategy · indices trading strategy · scalping strategy · day trading strategy · pine script

Frequently asked questions

What is a fair value gap (FVG) in the ICT method?

A fair value gap is a price imbalance left when a strong move skips part of the range, creating a zone the market often returns to. In ICT it is treated as one of several "PD arrays" — reference points price is drawn back toward — rather than a trading signal on its own.

What is the PD Array Matrix, and how do Premium and Discount relate to the FVG?

The PD (Premium/Discount) Array Matrix organizes ICT tools such as order blocks and fair value gaps by where they sit in the trading range. Anything above the range's 50% midpoint is "premium" (favoring sells) and anything below is "discount" (favoring buys), so the same FVG is read differently depending on which half it forms in.

Does this ICT strategy use indicators?

No — the video follows orthodox ICT and works from raw price action and manually drawn levels rather than technical indicators, identifying order blocks and fair value gaps visually on the chart.

How can I evaluate an ICT setup like this one?

Study how each building block is defined, then test the logic on historical data before risking capital. Strategy Decoder extracts the structure of strategies like this from their source videos so you can review and evaluate them on TradingView.

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