With "Trading Without Market Structure Shift" strategy in the ICT style, traders can execute trades without waiting for a Market Structure Shift (MSS) or Market Structure Break (MSB).
Many traders miss market movements while waiting for these changes and experience FOMO (Fear of Missing Out).
Key Factors in the Strategy
This strategy relies on two main elements:
Higher Timeframe Points of Interest (POI)
Points like highs and lows, Fair Value Gaps (FVG), Order Blocks, and other significant liquidity zones are identified on higher timeframes.
Strong Moves After Short-Term High or Low Break (Liquidity Raid)
After breaking a short-term high or low, the price must quickly and strongly return to the previous range.
These types of moves usually create trading opportunities in the Balanced Price Range (BPR) or Box setup. OTE levels in ICT style can be used to pinpoint exact entry points.
How to Identify These Opportunities?
To identify these opportunities, follow these steps:
#1 Identify Higher Timeframe Points of Interest
To identify these points, consider the following:
- Points of interest could be previous highs or lows on timeframes like 15 minutes or 1 hour
- When the price reaches these points, consider the potential for a strong upward or downward move
#2 Liquidity Raid
- A break of a short-term high or low, followed by a quick return to the previous range, usually signals a significant and strong move.
- These moves can create candles with long wicks (Hammer or Shooter) on higher timeframes.
Important Notes for Trading Without Market Structure Shift
This strategy can be used to determine the general market bias. The most critical element of this model is identifying strong price movements that occur after the break of a short-term high or low.
These sharp moves typically indicate strong market reversal points.
To pinpoint exact entry points, using various timeframes like 1 minute or 15 minutes is essential, as these timeframes reveal more details about market structure changes.
Example of Trading Without Market Structure Shift
In the chart below, the price reaches higher timeframe points of interest, and a reaction to these zones is expected.
In this scenario, trades can be executed without requiring a market structure shift or break, utilizing tools like FVG, OTE, Order Blocks, and more.
In the example below, the entry point is determined using OTE levels.
In the following example, the entry point is identified via using FVG.
Conclusion
Trading without market structure shift strategy is suitable for traders who aim to quickly identify trading opportunities and reduce dependence on market structure changes.
By focusing on higher timeframe points of interest and sharp moves after liquidity raids, trades can be executed without waiting for a Market Structure Shift or Market Structure Break.
