TraderCapAcademy

Module 3

Market Structure

The backbone of SMC and ICT. Learn to read swings, breaks and shifts so you can tell, on any chart, whether the market is trending, turning or ranging.

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  1. 1

    Swing highs and lows

    Defining a valid swing point and marking them the same way every time.

  2. 2

    Trend vs. range structure

    Higher highs and higher lows, lower highs and lower lows, and what a range looks like in structure terms.

  3. 3

    Break of Structure (BOS)

    Confirming trend continuation with a close beyond the last swing.

  4. 4

    Change of Character (CHoCH)

    The first sign a trend may be reversing, and how it differs from a BOS.

  5. 5

    Internal vs. external structure

    Separating the major swings from the noise inside them.

  6. 6

    Strong and weak highs and lows

    Which swing points are likely to hold and which are likely to be taken out.

  7. 7

    Mapping structure across timeframes

    Building a top-down structural map from the daily chart to your entry timeframe.