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The Ultimate ICT Silver Bullet Trading Strategy! (79% WINRATE)

Main summary

Key takeaways

Finance

Finance-focused summary (ICT “Silver Bullet” / liquidity-based trading)

Main idea / why prior versions “don’t work”

The presenter argues most traders fail because they don’t correctly identify:

  • External liquidity (market-wide stops)
  • Internal liquidity / draw on liquidity (the target move)

The strategy requires establishing intraday bias by linking external → internal liquidity:

  1. Wait for price to take external liquidity
  2. Wait for a market structure shift to confirm direction/bias
  3. Enter targeting an unmitigated “fair value gap” (FVG) that represents internal liquidity

Key concepts & definitions

  • External liquidity: Any notable high or low on the 1-hour (1H) timeframe (i.e., buy-side or sell-side stops at swing points).

  • Internal liquidity: An unmitigated fair value gap (FVG) in the discount area (described via an “equilibrium” / FVG structure), representing the draw on liquidity.

  • Strategy direction bias: Only trade external → internal (claimed to have a higher win rate on this “side”).


Trading setup / step-by-step framework (method)

Timeframes used

  • 1H timeframe: identify external liquidity and set direction context
  • 5-minute timeframe: wait for market structure shift (confirmation) and define entries/targets
  • 1-minute timeframe: mentioned as an alternative lower timeframe depending on the setup

Session / “kill zone” entry windows

  • London session kill zone: 3:00–4:00 a.m.
  • New York session kill zone: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
  • Entry timing rule: take entries after 3:00 (London) or after 10:00 (NY), and not later than 4:00 / 11:00.

Core sequence

  1. On 1H, wait for price to take out external liquidity (purge the high/low).
  2. After that purge, drop to 5M and wait for a market structure shift.
    • This shift is the confirmation of intraday bias (example given as “bearish” when the shift supports bearish direction).
  3. Identify the unmitigated FVG that represents the internal draw on liquidity.
  4. Entry rule: enter from an FVG that forms after the specified time.
    • The bearish example emphasizes “after 10” (NY context).
    • It also notes the rule can vary by session, mentioning “after 10 or after 3” depending on the kill zone.
  5. Risk / exit
    • Stop-loss: “put your stop here / above the high” (more generally: beyond the relevant swing/high zone).
    • Take-profit: cap at only 1 to 2R reward.
      • Emphasis: don’t aim for the full internal liquidity draw every time—limit to 1–2R.
    • Position management: once the draw is expected/achieved, they don’t hold (implied quick exit).

Key numbers / explicit recommendations

  • Win-rate claim: “Ultimate ICT Silver Bullet Trading Strategy! (79% WINRATE)”
  • Entry windows:
    • 3:00–4:00 a.m. (London kill zone)
    • 10:00–11:00 a.m. (New York kill zone)
  • Profit target rule: 1–2R
  • Unmitigated target: target an FVG (internal liquidity), preferably the extreme/unfilled one
    • Mentioned: “always choose the extreme FVG,” though “recent one” can also work.
  • Examples include dates:
    • Mentions “11th August Friday” for a USD pair example, and “11th” as the trade execution time in that illustration.

Markets / instruments mentioned (tickers & FX pairs)

  • EURUSD (explicitly mentioned)
  • GBPUSD (explicitly mentioned)
  • USD-related example: context suggests a USD pair; the chart text explicitly shows “USD on the 1H hour time frame”, but the full pair ticker isn’t clearly stated.

No equities, ETFs, bonds, commodities, crypto, or macro indicators (rates/inflation/growth) appear in the provided subtitles.


Risk management / cautions (as stated)

The presenter emphasizes disciplined execution:

  • Don’t trade without knowing intraday bias (external → internal).
  • Trade only with:
    • Market structure shift confirmation
    • Kill zone timing
    • Take-profit at 1–2R (avoid holding for the guaranteed full draw every time)
  • Implicit caution: entering any FVG without context (i.e., without the liquidity/confirmation setup) is “wrong.”

Disclosures / disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer appears in the subtitles provided.

Presenters / sources

  • Presenter: Unnamed YouTube speaker/creator (referred to as “guys”; phrases like “I personally trade,” “I explained…”).
  • Tool/indicator sources mentioned:
    • “fxn Asian session range”
    • “fractals by Rachel T”

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