ICT Mentorship 2023 - Market Maker Models - Swing Trading - One-minute Cycles & Quarterly Theory

Sep 18, 2026

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ICT Mentorship 2023 content outlines swing-trading market narratives and delivery concepts across buy-side and sell-side liquidity, linking daily bias to liquidity draw. It describes how to rebalance FVG and seek liquidity, and provides time-window guidance for setups during AM and PM sessions. The material details one-minute cycle behavior, true opens for stop-hunts, Judas Swing timing across quarters, and quarterly theory mapping of accumulation, manipulation, distribution, and continuation/reversal.

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ICT Mentorship 2023 - Market Maker Models

Swing Trading

One-minute Cycles

Characteristics

Quarterly Theory

ICT EXTERNAL RANGE DEMARKERS ICT Mentorship 2023-Market Maker Models The narrative guides us towards assessing liquidity conditions.Specifically,aliquidity draw serves as the foundation for establishing our daily bias. Key questions arise: Swing Trading -What is the current market narrative? -Is it going higher for Buy Side Liquidity or to Rebalance a SIBI?-Isit going lower for Sell Side Liquidity orto Rebalance a BISI? Buyside Delivery:Discount to Premium Sellside Delivery:Premlum to Discount Always remember price DOES only 2 things: Rebalance FVG and Seek Liquidity. AM NY Session A+Setup Based on Quarterly Theory 10:30-12:00pm 10:30-12:00pm 09:00-10:30am 08:15-08:38 am-Q3 micro cycle08:15-08:38 am-Q3 micro cycle(Note,it can start forming during Q2 micro(Note,it can start forming during Q2 microcycle as wellcycle as well)Look for the formation of the Unicorn Setup atLook for the formation of the Unicorn Setupthis time. Most of the time,we want to see a 5m BullishMost of the time,we want to see a 5mBreaker Block and 5m BISI.Bearish Breaker Block and 5m SIBI. 09:23-09:45 am 09:23-09:45 am-Q2 micro cycle 09:45-10:08 am 09:45-10:08 am-Q3micro cycle Reversal will happen around 09:48-09:53 am.Reversal will happen around 09:48-09:53 am.We want to see HTF Premium Array test,SMR,LTFWe want to see HTF Discount Array test,SMR,LTFsetup.setup. 10:30-10:53 is the time when we will see atest of the 10:30-10:53 is the time when we will see a test of theQ3 leveL It can be SIBl or a Bearish OB.Q3 level.It can be BISI or a Bullish OB. # 一Minute Cycles ICT T.G.I.F # Characteristics market's direction.levels.Judas Swing. However,for indices,the setup can also occur during the 9:30Judas Swing,but ideally,it takes place during the PM session,specifically on the PM Silver Bullet setup. "If I had to trade only one model for the rest of my life,considering everything I've publicly disclosed,my choicewould be either the second stage of re-distribution in an MMSM or the second stage of re-accumulation in anMMBM.” LTL The reversal should lead to a bounce of at least 50%from the SMR to the BSL.If it achieves this,and then begins to droponce more,I'll look to correlate it with the other side of the curve,where the market previously dropped before reversing.This will provide me with an array that initially signaled a bearish trend but now acts as a reversal 'indicator'.This marks thesecond stage of re-accumulation,and it usually happens swiftly,pushing prices towards the buyside. If there is consolidation in Q1,anticipate aJudas Swing in Q2,which purges liquiditywhile testing a HTF PDA. If there is expansion in Q1,anticipateconsolidation in Q2 and a Judas Swing in Q3,which purges liquidity while testing aHTF PDA. If you trade with the 1-minute timeframe, you'll need a 15-minute PDA. If you trade with the5-minute timeframe, you'll need a 1-hour PDA. If you trade with the 15-minute timeframe, you'l need a 4-hour PDA. Q4 Q1-A-Accumulation Q2-M-Manipulation Q3-D-Distribution Q4-X-Continuation/Reversal of Previous Q Q1-X-Continuation/Reversal of Previous Q Q2-A-Accumulation Q3-M-Manipulation Q4-D-Distribution -You can trade this. Specific price openings that function as a time-based filter for identifying Judas Swings/Stop-hunts are known as True Opens. True Opens occur at the start of cycle O2 in every cycle. # Quarterly Theory ·The yearly cycle is comprised of four quarters,three months each. ·The monthly cycle is comprised of four quarters,one week each.YEARLYWEEKLYDailyNY MICRO CYCLE Q1:12.00-13.30|Q2:13.30-15.00IQ3:15.00-16.30IQ4:16.30-Q1-Jan-Mar Q1-Week 1Q1-MonQ1-AsiaQ1-09:00-09:22 am18.00(90min Cycles of the PM Session)Q2-Apr-Jun Q2-Week 2 Q2-TueQ2-London Q2-09:22-09:45 amDo you see the sequence?Q2-Q3 are where the killzones are for everyQ3-Jul-Sep Q3-Week 3 Q3-Wed Q3-NYQ3-09:45-10:08 am90min cycle.Q4-Oct-Dec Q4-Week 4 Q4-Thu Q4-

FAQs

How does the guide connect daily bias to liquidity conditions?

It states that assessing liquidity conditions forms the foundation for establishing the daily bias through liquidity draw, then uses key questions to determine whether price is moving toward buy-side liquidity, sell-side liquidity, or rebalancing.

What does the guide say about rebalancing and liquidity seeking?

It emphasizes that price only does two things: rebalancing FVG and seeking liquidity, aligning entries with the direction implied by those actions.

How are Judas Swings expected to appear across quarters?

It explains to anticipate a Judas Swing in Q2 if there is consolidation in Q1, and in Q3 if there is expansion in Q1—each described as purging liquidity while testing a higher-timeframe PDA.

Sep 18, 2026

Uploaded by Aria