CISD pin-points when price delivery flips from accumulation to expansion. Learn how to spot it, trade it, and manage risk – with live chart examples, videos, and downloadable tools.
Standard Deviation Projections – ICT Concepts
In this educational video, the concept of Change in State of Delivery (CISD) is broken down through the lens of orderblock formation.
The tutorial explains how CISD events signal a shift in market sentiment — marking the transition from accumulation to distribution (or vice versa) — often leading to the creation of high-probability orderblocks.
✅ Key Takeaways:
- How to recognize CISD setups before major price moves.
- Understanding the relationship between liquidity sweeps and market structure shifts.
- Practical examples showing how orderblocks form at CISD points and how traders can align entries with institutional activity.
This video is ideal for traders looking to combine Smart Money Concepts (SMC) with Elliott Wave or traditional technical analysis for sharper entries and better risk management.
ICT Power Of 3 – AMD
This video introduces the Power of 3 (PO3) concept taught by ICT (Inner Circle Trader). PO3 breaks a daily or weekly price cycle into three distinct phases:
- Accumulation / Consolidation – price ranges quietly as smart money builds positions.
- Manipulation – a false break (stop-hunt) sweeps liquidity above or below the range.
- Distribution / Expansion – price then drives decisively in the true trend direction, delivering the day’s or week’s real move.
Using live chart examples (labelled “A-M-D” for Accumulate-Manipulate-Distribute), the presenter shows:
- How to spot the Asian / London accumulation box.
- Where stop-runs typically occur just before New-York open.
- Entry, stop-loss and profit-taking zones that align with the expected expansion leg.
Mastering PO3 helps traders anticipate intraday bias shifts, set tighter stops, and ride the session’s largest move with confidence.
Box Setup – The Easiest Entry Model? – ICT Concepts
This video breaks down ICT’s Box Setup, a simplified Smart-Money entry model that blends the “Power of 3” (Accumulation–Manipulation–Distribution) with liquidity concepts.
Key points covered in the tutorial
| Phase | What to watch for | How traders use it |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Define the Box | Mark the Asian (or pre-London) consolidation range. | This range marks liquidity resting above and below. |
| 2. Manipulation | Price sweeps one side of the box, triggering stops. | Wait for the stop-hunt to finish; no entries yet. |
| 3. Break & Re-entry | A clean break of structure + Fair-Value-Gap appears. | Enter on the FVG/OB inside the box in the direction of the real move. |
| 4. Distribution / Expansion | Price accelerates away, targeting opposite liquidity. | Ride the move to a 1 : 2 – 1 : 3 R-R or to external liquidity. |
Why it matters
The Box Setup gives traders a mechanical, rule-based entry with tight stops, ideal for intraday sessions on FX, indices or crypto.
Use this video to learn the exact time-window, the FVG confirmation, and how to place stops just outside the box for minimal risk.
AMD & Standard Deviations – ICT Concepts
This tutorial shows how to blend ICT’s A-M-D (Accumulation–Manipulation–Distribution) “Power of 3” framework with standard-deviation projections to locate high-probability intraday targets.
Key points covered
| Step | What to measure | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Accumulation Box | Mark the Asian (or pre-NY) range. | Defines the “mean” for the day. |
| 2. Standard Deviation Tool | Plot 1 σ, 1.5 σ, 2 σ extensions from the range mean. | Gives statistical profit targets once price expands. |
| 3. Manipulation Sweep | Price grabs liquidity above/below the box. | Confirms smart-money stop-hunt. |
| 4. Distribution / Expansion | Price runs toward the 1 σ → 1.5 σ → 2 σ lines. | Use these bands as staged TP levels. |
Live chart examples (forex & crypto) illustrate:
- How to time entries after the liquidity sweep.
- Where to place tight stops just outside the box.
- Scaling out at each standard-deviation band to lock in gains.
Why watch?
If you already trade ICT’s Power of 3, adding standard deviations provides rule-based, statistics-backed targets—turning subjective “take-profit zones” into precise, repeatable levels.