ICT Learning Academy

Trading AI Academy · Learning track 01

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A beginner-first learning path for understanding market structure, liquidity, imbalance and disciplined risk. Learn one concept at a time in English + Tamil.

Beginner friendlyTamil + English30 minutes/dayPaper trading only

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Structured curriculum

Four stages to build your foundation

Open a stage, study the lesson notes, then tick each lesson when you have completed the reading and practice task.

STAGE 01 · FOUNDATION

Understand the market

Price movement, candles, swing highs/lows and timeframes.

3 lessons

STAGE 02 · CORE ICT

Read price delivery

Liquidity, displacement, FVG and market structure shifts.

3 lessons

STAGE 03 · SETUPS

Build a trade model

Premium/discount, order blocks, entry and invalidation.

3 lessons

STAGE 04 · PRACTICE

Test with discipline

Risk control, backtesting, journal and paper-trading routine.

3 lessons

01Foundation — Market basics3 lessons＋

1. Candlesticks & price action
A candle shows open, high, low and close (OHLC). The body shows the open-to-close range; wicks show the extremes. Tamil: Oru candle, oru time period-la price enga open, high, low, close aachu-nu kaattum.
Practice: Mark the high and low of 10 completed candles on a historical chart.

2. Swing highs, swing lows & structure
A swing high is a local peak; a swing low is a local trough. Higher highs/higher lows can describe an uptrend; lower highs/lower lows can describe a downtrend. Tamil: Price-oda mukkiyamaana peaks and bottoms-ai identify pannunga.
Practice: On a historical chart, label five clear swing highs and lows. Avoid forcing labels in choppy ranges.

3. Timeframes & session awareness
Higher timeframes provide context; lower timeframes show detail. A setup on a 1-minute chart may conflict with the broader structure. Tamil: Periya timeframe direction/context; chinna timeframe entry detail.
Practice: Compare the same instrument on daily, 1-hour and 5-minute charts.

02Core ICT — Liquidity & displacement3 lessons＋

4. Liquidity pools & stop clusters
Traders often watch obvious equal highs/lows and prior swing points. These areas may attract stop orders, but a sweep does not guarantee reversal. Tamil: Equal highs/lows pakkathula stops irukkalaam; sweep aana udane reverse aagum-nu guarantee illa.
Practice: Mark equal highs/lows and previous day high/low. Observe what price does next without predicting.

5. Displacement & Fair Value Gap (FVG)
Displacement is a strong, decisive price move. In the common three-candle ICT definition, a bullish FVG exists when candle 1 high is below candle 3 low; bearish is the reverse. Not every gap gets revisited or respected.
Practice: Find and label three bullish and three bearish examples on historical charts.

6. BOS & Market Structure Shift (MSS)
Break of Structure (BOS) describes a break in the direction of the prevailing structure. MSS is often used for a meaningful shift against the prior short-term structure, ideally with displacement. Definitions vary among educators.
Practice: Mark one possible BOS and one possible MSS; write what would invalidate your interpretation.

03Setup design — Context & execution3 lessons＋

7. Dealing range, premium & discount
Choose a meaningful swing low and high to define a range. Its midpoint (equilibrium) separates discount below from premium above. The range selection is subjective and must be consistent.
Practice: Draw a dealing range and mark its 50% level. Record why you chose those swing points.

8. Order blocks — a working definition
An order block is commonly described as the last opposing candle or candle range before a strong displacement that breaks structure. There are many competing definitions; do not label every opposite candle as an order block.
Practice: Find two candidate order blocks and record the displacement and structure evidence.

9. Entry, stop, target & invalidation
A trade plan needs a specific entry trigger, a stop at a logical invalidation point, and a target chosen before entry. If the stop is hit, the idea is invalidated; do not widen it to avoid a loss.
Practice: Write a hypothetical setup with entry, stop, target and the condition that cancels it.

04Risk & review — Become consistent3 lessons＋

10. Position sizing & risk per trade
Risk amount = account equity × risk percentage. For simple cash shares, quantity ≈ risk amount ÷ (entry − stop distance). Actual quantity must also respect lot size, margin, costs, slippage and instrument rules.
Practice: Use the academy Risk Calculator with hypothetical numbers. Start with 0.5% risk in paper practice; this is a learning parameter, not a recommendation.

11. Backtesting & trade journaling
Test one clearly defined setup on historical data. Record every valid signal, including losses and missed trades. Track win rate, average R, drawdown and sample size; avoid changing rules mid-test.
Practice: Log at least 20 historical examples with screenshots and notes in the Trade Journal.

12. 30-day paper-trading challenge
Trade only in simulation. Follow one written model, cap risk, and stop for the day when your predefined loss limit is reached. Review weekly. No live capital is needed to complete this stage.
Practice: Complete 30 calendar days of structured observation and paper trades before considering any next step.

Daily study routine

30 minutes, one clear objective

10 min · Learn

Read one lesson and write the concept in your own words.

15 min · Chart practice

Use historical charts. Mark levels; do not place live orders.

5 min · Review

Save a screenshot and note one thing learned or misunderstood.

Quick assessment

Check your understanding

1. What does OHLC stand for? Open, Order, Low, Close Open, High, Low, Close Opening, Highest, Leverage, Capital

2. Does a liquidity sweep guarantee a reversal? No. It is a context clue, not a guarantee. Yes, every time. Only on a 1-minute chart.

3. What should define your stop-loss? The amount you hope to earn. A random fixed number of points. The price level that invalidates the trade idea, with risk sized accordingly.

Important risk notice
This academy is educational content, not investment advice or a signal service. ICT concepts are interpretive and do not guarantee outcomes. NSE instruments can involve substantial risk. Use historical charts and paper trading; understand brokerage, taxes, slippage, lot sizes and margin before any real-money decision. No live market feed, AI prediction or broker execution is provided on this page.

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ICT Learning Academy

Learn ICT. Build skill.Trade with a plan.

Small steps, consistent practice

Four stages to build your foundation

Understand the market

Read price delivery

Build a trade model

Test with discipline

30 minutes, one clear objective

10 min · Learn

15 min · Chart practice

5 min · Review

Check your understanding

Learn ICT. Build skill.
Trade with a plan.