The Graveyard / ICT / liquidity
FamilyFair-value gaps, order blocks, liquidity sweeps, premium/discount zones.
tested here
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survived the screen
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our lab studies
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The idea
Price is steered by 'smart money' leaving footprints: fair-value gaps, order blocks, liquidity resting above equal highs. Trade the return to those zones.
Why it feels right
The zones are drawn after the move, so every big move has one behind it. Hindsight makes any box look causal.
What the data said
Each zone type was tested against the same zone drawn in the wrong place (shifted by a random amount). The wrong zone did as well as the right one, every time, in both directions. Sweeps, gaps, blocks and premium/discount all failed that test.
Every level, box, gap and block is tested against the same shape shifted by a random amount. If the wrong one performs like the right one, the picture was hindsight. ICT zones, order blocks, fair-value gaps, premium/discount ranges and volume-profile levels all failed this test.
The toll (spread, commission, slippage, financing) is the biggest lever we have ever measured: lowering it from 2 to 0.55 basis points changed a strategy's result by more than any rule change. An edge that only exists below real costs is not an edge, and most intraday videos sit in that gap: positive gross, negative net.
Crosses, flips and zones are found by looking back from a move. The ones in the middle of nothing are as common and never shown. Backtesting counts both.
Each row is a full autopsy: the exact rules, every trade, every control. Click one.
| result | video | market | winning trades: claimed → real | $ per trade* | trades | account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSES MONEY | Revealing the ICT Asian Range Strategy That Makes $10K+/WeekJadeCap | NQ | none→31% | −$6.10 | 2,337 | |
| LOSES MONEY | This Scalping Strategy Works Everyday (Stupid Simple And Proven)Jesse Rogers | Casper Trading | NQ | none→33% | −$3.80 | 3,683 | |
| DOESN'T WORK | Unlock the Secrets of the Asian Session Liquidity Sweep: Proven Trading Strategy for Big Gains!Liam Merrilees | GER40 | none→36% | −$1.74 | 1,522 | |
| LOSES MONEY | This 1 Minute Scalping Strategy Works Everyday (Stupid Simple and Proven)Jdub Trades | NVDA | none→34% | −$3.71 | 2,949 | |
| NO BETTER THAN LUCK | Simple ICT Silver Bullet Strategy | 70% Win RateJadeCap | NQ | 70%→39% | +$0.51 | 3,072 | |
| LOSES MONEY | ICT said USE THIS STRATEGY and QUIT YOUR JOB in 90 DAYS!CEO Trades | NQ | none→41% | −$1.84 | 2,229 |
* dollars made or lost per trade on a $10,000 position, after trading costs. Green = a profit that passed our checks. Black = a profit we could not tell from luck. Grey = too few trades to trust.
Seen a video that says this one works? Run the autopsy.