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ICT exercises: 20 games to spot FVGs, order blocks and liquidity
You know the ICT vocabulary, but on a real chart everything looks the same? Normal: it is learned from videos, rarely by practising. Here every concept has its game, on real Nasdaq and gold charts, with a clear rule behind every answer and the glossary entry next to it. A few games, and your eye tells them apart on its own.
- 20 concepts
- 3 levels
- Challenge a friend
- Free, no sign-up
How it works
- 1A written rule
Each concept is defined by a precise rule, applied by a program to every candle. Doubtful cases are left out, never scored.
- 2Real charts
Nasdaq and gold, 2021 to 2026, 5-minute candles, date hidden. Easy shows hints, Medium and Hard do not.
- 3The correction
A mistake? The game says why: the trap you fell into, and the entry to read again.
The 20 exercises, by family
Structure
Who is in control: the change of character, displacement, CISD.
Liquidity
Where the stops sit, and what happens when price goes for them.
Two highs at the same level: a pool of stops.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →STH, ITH, LTHThe high that survived a return of price.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Buy-side / sell-sideWhere the stops sit, above and below.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Stop huntThe wick that goes for the stops, then comes back.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Draw on liquidityThe liquidity price goes for.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Zones
FVGs, order blocks and their cousins: where price is likely to react.
The price gap left by a candle that moved too fast.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Inversion FVGThe FVG price went through, and that switches sides.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Balanced Price RangeTwo opposite FVGs that overlap.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Breakaway gapThe first FVG of a pair, which price never fills.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Order blockThe last opposite candle before an impulsive move.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Breaker blockThe order block that gave way, and switches sides.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Mitigation blockThe order block revisited, that holds, and that price leaves from.
3 levels · 3 charts per gamePlay →Price
Expensive or cheap within the range, and the optimal retracement zone.
Time
Sessions, killzones and the Silver Bullet: when things move.
Challenge someone on the same charts
At the end of each game, a link replays exactly the same charts. Your friend sees your score and tries to beat it.
New to trading?
The ICT exercises assume you can read a candle, a trend and a break. The beginner path gets you there in 9 steps.
The beginner path →For the theory, each exercise links to its ICT glossary entry, and the strategies show how these concepts fit together. The ICT glossary → ICT strategies →
Frequently asked questions
Are the answers subjective?
No. Each concept follows a written rule, shown under the game. When a chart leaves room for doubt, it is not in the game.
Why Nasdaq and gold?
They are the two markets I trade. ICT concepts apply elsewhere, but the charts come from there.
Is it a trading signal?
No. It is an exercise on past data, to learn to spot the concepts. No promise of results.