ICT Daily Profile - New York Manipulation

Main ideas / concepts taught

• “Daily Profile” trading framework (Part 3 of a series)

  • Requires understanding kill zones and sessions
  • Focus is specifically on the London session and the New York AM session

• Kill zone/session behavior (high-level expectation)

  • London often consolidates or fails to break key higher-timeframe levels
  • New York AM is when the market more often performs manipulation of the London-established range, then continues in a direction after a change in the state of delivery

• What “New York manipulation” looks like (core pattern definitions)

  • Manipulation is described as an open–high–low–close sequence, or an open–low–high–close sequence (bullish vs. bearish structure)
  • Bullish (conceptual)
    • London consolidates or fails to reach a higher timeframe PD array level
    • New York “works/manipulates” the London range
    • A change in the state of delivery signals continuation higher
    • Interpreted as Power 3 / accumulation manipulation → distribution style behavior
  • Bearish (conceptual)
    • London consolidates or fails to reach a higher timeframe key level
    • New York manipulates the range and changes the state of delivery
    • Continuation lower

• Supporting market structure terms (as used in examples)

  • Fair Value Gap (FVG) used as a reference for potential reaction/entry/continuation logic
  • Premium vs. discount of a range used to choose entry location
    • Mean/threshold (and implied “order block” mean level) aligns with a discount zone
  • Order-flow framing using candles and “failure swings” (sweeps and closes)
  • External liquidity sweep / taking the “other side” of prior order flow
  • Targets commonly set at previous day high (bullish examples) or the opposite side of the range (bearish examples)
  • Standard deviation projections used as confluence levels aligning with prior highs/extremes

Methodology / instructions (detailed)

1) Define the daily context and the direction framework

• Identify kill zones/sessions, focusing on:
  • London session
  • New York AM session
• Determine the expected manipulation type:
  • Bullish daily manipulation: London consolidates/fails to reach higher timeframe level → New York manipulates range → delivery state changes → continuation up
  • Bearish daily manipulation: London consolidates/fails → New York manipulates range → state changes → continuation down

2) Charting workflow and timeframes

• Use TradingView to walk through examples
• Typical timeframe progression:
  • Daily chart: broader structure and prior-day relationships
  • 15-minute chart: what London actually does (consolidation vs. breaks)
  • 8:30 or 9:30: key intraday decision times (referred to as “important time levels”)
  • 5-minute chart: precise manipulation + state-of-delivery change + entry triggers

3) Identify “London range” behavior

• Look for London that:
  • Does not take out important highs/lows (often consolidates)
  • Leaves a defined range (range low / range high)
  • May show “failure swings” (attempts that don’t successfully break through)

4) Wait for manipulation in New York AM (key times)

• Monitor around 8:30 or 9:30
• Look for sweeps of liquidity (both sides may be swept depending on the scenario)
• Confirm manipulation by observing structure on lower timeframes

5) Define the “change in the state of delivery”

• On the 5-minute chart, look for specific candle behavior:
  • Often framed as a condition like:
    • A series of closes in one direction
    • Followed by a close over/through a level that signals state change
• In examples, the “state change” is paired with one or more of:
  • Fair Value Gap (FVG)
  • Order block positioning
  • A reversal after failure swings

6) Entry logic (choose one or more trigger approaches)

Depending on the example, the speaker uses:

• Entry after a close confirming state change

  • If the state change requires a close over a high, consider going long after confirmation

• Entry at discount based on premium/discount analysis

  • Mark the range mean threshold (often tied to an order block mean)
  • Look for entry at the discount side of the range
  • Stop placed below a key low used for invalidation

• Entry on Fair Value Gap

  • If price interacts with an FVG around the state-change area, the speaker may:
    • Enter at the FVG itself
    • Target the next logical level (often previous day high)

• Entry using series candle confirmation

  • Mark “series of up-close candles” (bullish case) as the delivery-state change marker
  • Stop above (or below) the key swing level depending on direction
  • Target the other side of the range

7) Stop-loss placement (as shown)

• Stops are commonly placed at:
  • The manipulation low/high used to define invalidation
• Specifically:
  • Long stops: often below the relevant low (or “low of the setup”)
  • Short stops: often above the relevant high (or “high of the setup”)

8) Target selection

Targets repeatedly reference:

• Previous day high (bullish examples)
• Or the other side of the intraday range
• Sometimes reinforced by:
  • Standard deviation projection levels matching prior highs/extremes

9) Confluence tools used

• Premium/discount mapping
  • Use the range and mark mean threshold/order block mean
  • “Discount entry” is emphasized in at least one example
• Standard deviation projections
  • Example confluence bands mentioned:
    • “2 to 2.5” aligning with previous day high
    • “4 to 4.5” aligning with max expansion
• FVG + order block alignment
  • The state-change area being paired with an FVG is used as confirmation

Overall lesson / takeaway

• The core message: London typically forms the range, while New York AM performs the manipulation
• After New York’s manipulation, a change in the state of delivery (often visible on 5-minute structure and confirmed by FVG / premium-discount / order block) signals directional continuation
• Targets frequently sit at previous day high or the opposite side of the range

Speakers / sources

• Speaker: “everyone” (creator/instructor of the “ICT Daily Profile” series; no individual name stated)
• Source/Platform: TradingView (chart walkthrough)
• Other references: “PDFs” and a “free Discord” (mentioned for access; no external speaker)