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D. ICT Market Structure
Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and swing lows that shows the direction of price delivery. Higher highs and higher lows suggest bullish structure; lower highs and lower lows suggest bearish structure. Terms such as Market Structure Shift, Break of Structure and Change of Character describe when that sequence breaks or changes. The dealing range, equilibrium, premium and discount then place current price within that structure.
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Market Structure: all 18 concepts
A meaningful change in short-term price delivery, commonly marked by displacement through a relevant…
A break of a significant swing level in the direction of the existing trend, often interpreted as…
An early warning that price behaviour may be changing, usually when price breaks a swing against the prior…
A change in the way price is delivered, often identified through a shift in candle closes across a key…
A swing high that is above the previous relevant swing high.
A swing low that forms above the previous relevant swing low.
A swing high below the previous relevant swing high.
A swing low below the previous relevant swing low.
A local high within a broader price sequence, used as a near-term structural or liquidity reference.
A local low within a broader price sequence, used as a near-term structure/liquidity reference.
A more significant high formed from the relationship of surrounding short-term highs in a multi-swing…
A significant low in the intermediate swing hierarchy, more prominent than a short-term low.
A major high in the nested swing hierarchy, generally more significant than intermediate-term highs.
A major low in the long-term swing hierarchy and a broad downside liquidity reference.
A defined high-to-low price range used to measure premium, discount, equilibrium and internal/external…
The 50% midpoint of a defined dealing range, separating premium from discount.
The upper half of a defined dealing range, often considered a more favourable location for bearish setups.
The lower half of a defined dealing range, often considered a more favourable location for bullish setups.