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MARKET STRUCTURE | Fondasi Utama Seorang Trader | ICT konsep

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Key takeaways

Technology

Key Concepts: Market Structure (ICT-Style)

Market structure is a method to read price action using high/low patterns to classify the market as:

  • Bullish
  • Ranging
  • Bearish (often referred to as “setways”)

Functions

Market structure helps traders:

  • Determine the direction of buying vs. selling
  • Identify trend changes, introduced via BOS and MSS
  • Choose a more logical entry area
  • Avoid entries against market direction

Core Labeled Tools / Terms Explained

  1. BOS (Break of Structure)

    • Happens when price takes liquidity (described as taking liquidity from below), then breaks a prior high/structure.
    • Acts as continuation confirmation once the structure is truly broken.

  2. MSS (Market Structure Shift)

    • Described as the initial structure shift (the early change).
    • The example suggests MSS can be the first change in direction, but it may later be negated if price continues into a further move.
    • Compared to BOS:
      • MSS = earlier
      • BOS = stronger/confirmed continuation after additional movement

  3. COH / Change of Character (appears like “C” in subtitles)

    • Used similarly to MSS as a character change concept (e.g., bearish → bullish or vice versa).
    • The speaker notes many traders use it for entries, but also suggests it’s often interspersed with CISD.

  4. CISD (Change in/Instead of Delivery) (“CISD”)

    • Presented as a faster, body-based trigger compared to MSS.
    • Subtitles indicate CISD uses the last candle body (not just broader structure).
    • Used to refine timing so entries become closer/faster, often allowing tighter stop-loss placement (as referenced with ICT traders).

  5. Displacement

    • A fast, strong price movement that breaks MSS.
    • The move forms an imbalance.
    • The example suggests displacement can create larger effects such as imbalance / gap-like conditions.

  6. Retest / Retracement

    • Retracement: after price runs to liquidity and then reverses/bounces, that bounce is described as a retrace.

  7. Expansion

    • Defined as price moving strongly in one direction (one-way movement).
    • The speaker emphasizes it cannot be expansion if direction is unclear or alternates.

Entry Logic / Tactical Takeaways

MSS vs BOS

  • MSS = the first shift in structure
  • BOS = later confirmation and stronger continuation after the structure break

CISD vs MSS

  • CISD = a body-based trigger that often produces entries closer to price
  • This can enable smaller stop-loss (tighter SL), which the speaker associates with ICT trader behavior

Liquidity connection

  • The “last candle” (green/red body) that takes liquidity is treated as a key timing reference for when the setup is valid.

Displacement / imbalance reinforcement

  • If price moves very fast and creates imbalance, it’s treated as displacement, supporting the directional continuation.

Practical Summary Statement (From the Speaker)

  • MSS = the market shows the initial shift (structure-based)
  • CISD (from the last candle body) = marks actionable entry timing after liquidity behavior
  • Retracement = price runs to liquidity, then reverses/bounces
  • Displacement = price breaks through with fast, strong movement (often creating imbalance)
  • Expansion = price moves very strongly one-way
  • BOS = treated as continuation when price keeps moving in the MSS direction and breaks structure

Main Speaker / Source

  • T Blueprint (primary speaker; subtitles repeatedly refer to “back again with me T Blueprint”)

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