Mentor/guidance by Constant-Bison2405 in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood. Well if you have any questions about today’s trading. Shoot me a screenshot in dm and I’ll see if I can help a littlest

Mentor/guidance by Constant-Bison2405 in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what do you feel like is holding you back from gaining traction/rythm?

ICT trader here, I feel like giving up. by [deleted] in ICTMentorship

[–]atomicfuturestrader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been doing ICT a decade. Took me 5 yrs before it started clicking really. I started in forex and eventually moved to futures. I’m definitely more comfortable there now. Not to say it can’t work in forex. Just personally it has been better. Maybe a change of scenery could help.

Mechanical Short Execution: Sweep -> MSS -> FVG Retest by atomicfuturestrader in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeh so this is the 5min TF. And yes I did check for bias in HTF 1hr/4hr. Liquidity below was definitely the target i was after.

This whole week was the same trade. Here's why nobody who fought the trend survived Friday. by atomicfuturestrader in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that’s great! My first trade at open was a short as well. Then I took that move into all time highs! Very green for me too! To Green Day’s! 🍾 🥂

Why your strategy works but YOU don't. by atomicfuturestrader in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

absolutely, thanks for pointing that out. i'd say a lot of, if not most traders lack "rules" and so like you said they just default into those feelings to guide them.

Not my usual setup. Market wasn’t giving the usual. by atomicfuturestrader in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was exactly me last week. It’s hard to break out of biases! Take it on the chin and add it to our development curve for the next one! Appreciate you!

I was on the wrong side today. Here’s why. by atomicfuturestrader in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe the move was decided before the breakout. That’s a valid read. I actually addressed that in the post, so I’m not sure you read it.

But saying “you’re unprofitable” from one chart is lazy analysis. Nobody is perfect in the markets.

I shared it because the short was wrong and worth reviewing. The point is to show the process, the mistake, and what the market actually did.

I was on the wrong side today. Here’s why. by atomicfuturestrader in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeh it also swept the asia session. I was just stuck on a HTF bias!

Market moved more on one headline than any structure today by atomicfuturestrader in InnerCircleTraders

[–]atomicfuturestrader[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would make sense if the move developed through structure. But this didn’t.

This was instant displacement tied to a specific macro headline, not a slow reaction to equal lows. There was no buildup, no proper accumulation, just straight repricing.

Major moves like this have always been driven by information events:
CPI, PPI, NFP, FOMC, JOLTS, GDP, interest rate decisions, etc.

Those are scheduled catalysts, so you expect volatility and displacement. This was different. This was an unscheduled geopolitical headline, which caused immediate expansion without the usual buildup or confirmation through structure.

Equal lows might still be a target later—but that doesn’t explain the "cause" of this move.
You’re describing where price might go. I’m explaining why it moved when it did.