CRT secrets ep.7: Candle 3

Finance-focused summary (CRT “Candle 3”)

The presenter argues that many traders copy a model called “CRT” without fully understanding it, which can result in incomplete or incorrect trading setups. He emphasizes trading “candle 3” together with a key level (and notes that candle 2 is something beginners should not trade).

The strategy is framed around:

• Market structure shifts
• Liquidity manipulation (often described as “turtle soup”)
• OTE / OT (typically discussed with Fibonacci to define an expected trade zone)

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Key instruments / tickers mentioned

• USD (“the dollar”): referenced with a prior low used as the key level
• EUR / Euro: used in an example involving candle 1/2/3 behavior

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Methodology / step-by-step framework

Core CRT candle sequence

• Candle 1: Accumulation (or accumulation before the move) near/into the setup area
• Candle 2: “Manipulation”
  • Must not be traded until it closes
• Candle 3: Distribution / “explosion”
  • The primary candle to trade

Timing rule

• Do not trade candle 2 before it closes.
• After candle 2 closes, trade the open of candle 3.

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Entry / trigger (candle 3 + key level)

Key principle

• Candle 3 is traded in relation to a key level.
• The presenter explicitly warns that trading CRT without a key level is a beginner mistake.

“Turtle soup” logic (liquidity manipulation)

For a bearish setup, he describes:

• Price pops above a high
• Then reverses below the low

For a bullish setup, the logic is inverted.

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Targeting / zones (OTE / OT)

• He states a general rule that candle 3 is an OTE.
• He explains that an OTE zone (via Fibonacci) is where entries are expected.

Fib-based adaptation rule (important)

He instructs:

• “Drag a fib from the high to the low.”

Key expectation:

• The 50% level is expected to be hit in an OTE entry case.

But adaptation if price behaves differently:

• If price nearly reaches 50% and then produces turtle soup at the key level, he recommends:
  • Short / sell
  • Don’t insist on reaching 50%

Rationale:

• The move is driven by liquidity being lured into the wrong side, rather than strictly by “hitting the zone.”

Caution in strong trends:

• In a strong trend, price may not reach 50%.
• It may instead hit lower Fibonacci levels.

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Macroe / market structure timeframe framework

• He tells viewers to think in candles, not in labels like swing/scalp/“CRT models.”
• Trades must occur within one of these timeframe structures:
  • Weekly
  • Daily
  • Monthly
  • At most 4-hour
  • For hyper-scalping, 1-hour is also allowed

Example described (EUR)

• Trade the daily CRT within the weekly candle framework.
• Goal: capture from candle 3 wick to the low of candle 1 to complete the bullish/bearish CRT cycle.

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Key numbers / explicit figures

• 50%: emphasized as the important Fibonacci midpoint expectation for OTE entries
• “October the 2nd”: mentioned multiple times as a reference point for future teaching (including later session references such as an “episode 8 next month”)

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Recommendations / cautions (explicit)

• Pair CRT candle 3 with a key level
  • “Trading CRT with no key level is a beginner mistake.”
• Beginner focus: prioritize candle 3
  • He discourages trading candle 2
• Wait for candle 2 to close before acting.
• If price approaches but does not reach the OTE/50% and then shows turtle soup at the key level:
  • Adapt (short/sell as he did), rather than forcing the target to be reached.

• If you miss candle 3 or candle 3 never gives the entry:

  • Use the journaling protocol:

    “win, journal, repeat, lose, journal, avoid and miss, journal catch next time.”

• Avoid blind pattern trading without higher-timeframe context

  • He criticizes some ICT-related influencer behavior as insufficient/incorrect.

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Disclosures / disclaimers

• No explicit formal “financial advice” disclaimer was present in the subtitles provided.
• The presenter repeatedly frames the content as instruction derived from the author (“learn from the source… it’s me”).
• He warns against plagiarized or renamed versions.

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Presenters / sources

• Presenter: “doc” (identified as the author/teacher of CRT in the subtitles; no other names clearly identified)
• Referenced source: ICT
  • Mentions “ICT students/parrots,” but does not provide a specific ticker/asset tied directly to ICT
• Platform mention: Telegram (for later instruction)

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