The Trade#
Instrument: MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100)
Direction: Short
Session: around 10:05 AM ET
Model: ICT Silver Bullet (10 to 11 AM window), sell side
Result: ✅ WIN, about +315 points to target, roughly 1:7
Draw on Liquidity#
Up at the highs sat a bearish order block around 29,900 to 30,000, the supply I wanted price to react from. The market first put in a break of structure to the downside, breaking below the 29,850 area, which told me intent had flipped bearish. From there the downside draw was clear. There was resting liquidity at the Liq level around 29,700, and below that the deeper sellside pool at the range lows near 29,570. The plan was to fade the retrace back into supply and target that liquidity.
The Setup#
- Order block: bearish OB at the highs (around 29,900 to 30,000)
- BOS: break of structure to the downside below 29,850 confirmed the shift
- Entry: short off the 3m inverse FVG around 29,885, right under the order block
- Stop: 29,930.25, just above the iFVG into the OB, about 45 points of risk
- Target: sellside liquidity, the Liq level at 29,700 and then the lows at 29,570.50
- R:R: about 45 points risk for about 315 points, roughly 1:7
How It Played Out#
Price retraced up into the 3m iFVG under the order block and rejected, exactly where I wanted the short to trigger. The delivery was clean. It broke lower, ran the Liq at 29,700, and kept pressing until it filled the sellside draw at 29,570. One trade, one direction, no fighting the move. The order block held as resistance the entire way down.
Key Lesson#
When the order block and the iFVG line up on the same side, the entry gets simple. The break of structure gave me the direction, the imbalance under supply gave me the entry, and the liquidity below gave me the target. Let the three agree before committing, then hold for the draw instead of grabbing the first move.
Educational purposes only. This is my personal analysis, not financial advice. Always do your own research and never risk more than you can afford to lose.