**Top Down Analysis | Daily Bias To Entries - ICT Concepts — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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ICT-style tutorial showing how to take a daily bias, drop to hourly and 5-minute charts, and time entries on NASDAQ using fair value gaps, breakers, and order blocks.

## Key Takeaways

- Define daily bias first, then use lower timeframes (hourly, 5-minute) to find points of interest that align with it.
- Entries are triggered by displacement, structure shifts, and fair value gap or breaker block retracements in the direction of the bias.
- Previous day highs/lows, daily open, and midnight open serve as key reference levels for targets and reactions.

## What the video covers

- The video teaches a top-down approach: establish daily bias first, then drop to lower timeframes to find points of interest and entries.
- The presenter walks through an example from the MMXTraders Twitter page, starting on the daily chart with a fair value gap fill and bearish structure shift.
- On the hourly chart, the daily fair value gap fill and a bearish shift in structure are used to frame short setups targeting sell-side liquidity.
- On the 5-minute chart, an hourly breaker and fair value gap are used to time an entry after displacement lower and a lower high/lower low sequence.
- NASDAQ is analyzed around the 24th of August, with a sweep of highs in London without displacement, signaling possible downside.
- Previous day high/low and daily order blocks are marked as resistance or support levels that align with the bearish bias.
- Midnight open and the London/New York session timing are used to anticipate price behavior and identify where to enter.
- A second example on Tuesday, August 15th uses an up-close candle, a breaker block, and a minimum 2R target before leaving runners.
- Additional examples show a point of interest formed by an order block, followed by a 5-minute fair value gap fill and displacement lower.
- The presenter emphasizes using the weekly profile and daily bias, then dropping to lower timeframes to gain entry.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction to Daily Bias and Entries
2. 00:37 Studying an MMXTraders Example
3. 01:49 Framing the Trade on the Daily Chart
4. 02:46 Hourly Chart Point of Interest
5. 03:47 5-Minute Entry Examples
6. 05:08 NASDAQ Setup for August 24th
7. 06:39 New York Open and Midnight Open Analysis
8. 08:49 August 15th Breaker Block Example
9. 11:21 Recap and Additional Examples

Answers

## Questions about this video

What is the main approach taught in this video?

The video teaches a top-down method: determine the daily bias first, then drop to hourly and 5-minute charts to find points of interest and time an entry aligned with that bias.

Which ICT concepts are used to find entries?

Fair value gaps, breaker blocks, order blocks, displacement, and liquidity sweeps are used to identify points of interest and entry triggers.

Which market is analyzed in the detailed example?

The detailed NASDAQ example focuses on the 24th of August, where London sweeps highs without displacement, suggesting downside and a bearish bias.

## Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown

00:04

Speaker A

How's it going, everyone? This video is going to be about entries, specifically taking daily bias and then dropping to the lower time frames to gain entry.

00:18

Speaker A

Since releasing the daily bias video, this has been the topic I've gotten the most questions on. So, it felt fitting to make this my next video. Now, I've already made a video on building an entry model. If you haven't seen that,

00:29

Speaker A

Since releasing the daily bias video, this has been the topic I've gotten the most questions on. So, it felt fitting to make this my next video. Now, I've already made a video on building an entry model. If you haven't seen that, I'll link it in the top right. However, if you have seen it and would like me to remake it, please let me know in the comments below and I'll be sure to get to that.

00:37

Speaker A

over to Twitter and go to the MMX traders Twitter page. If you don't know who he is, he is who taught me a lot of what I know. So, we'll go to his page for an example before we go back to

00:47

Speaker A

The thing we're going to do is hop over to Twitter and go to the MMX Traders Twitter page. If you don't know who he is, he is who taught me a lot of what I know. So, we'll go to his page for an example before we go back to TradingView and find some of our own.

00:57

Speaker A

chart. So, here we are on the daily chart. Let's take a look and see how he framed this trade. So, we'd go in, put in a swing low here, return to the fair value gap, fill the fair value gap here,

01:09

Speaker A

So, if we scroll down his page, here's the example we're going to focus on. If we go ahead and zoom in here, we'll look at the daily chart. So, here we are on the daily chart. Let's take a look and see how he framed this trade.

01:20

Speaker A

Where does he go from here? he drops down to the hourly chart. So here you can see we reach into this point of interest or fill the daily fair value gap and then we shift structure bearish.

01:32

Speaker A

So, we'd go in, put in a swing low here, return to the fair value gap, fill the fair value gap here, and then he anticipates a move towards this sell-side liquidity and this low resting below. So, with that idea in mind, we're looking for short setups in here.

01:46

Speaker A

entry. So here we are on the 5minute chart. Here you can see the hourly breaker and fair value gap. We reach up into that displace lower put in a lower high lower low. We start to trend lower and then he

02:03

Speaker A

Where does he go from here? He drops down to the hourly chart. So here you can see we reach into this point of interest or fill the daily fair value gap, and then we shift structure bearish. From here we get a retracement back up, reach into a breaker block plus the fair value gap before it trades lower to that sell-side liquidity.

02:16

Speaker A

get a point of interest and then from there went to another lower time frame to get an entry. So let's hop back into Trading View and go over a few more examples on the charts.

02:27

Speaker A

So let's go look in here and see what he uses to frame an entry. So here we are on the 5-minute chart. Here you can see the hourly breaker and fair value gap. We reach up into that, displace lower, put in a lower high and lower low. We start to trend lower, and then he takes an entry here on this 5-minute fair value gap fill, targeting lower prices.

02:43

Speaker A

aggressive move up on Monday that continues into Wednesday. Now, here I'm noticing we fail to displace over this swing high. So, that leads me to believe that there may be downside. Now, the next thing I'm going to mark out is

02:55

Speaker A

So what can we learn from studying this example? We know we started with the daily chart, and then from there went to a lower time frame to get a point of interest, and then from there went to another lower time frame to get an entry. So let's hop back into TradingView and go over a few more examples on the charts.

03:08

Speaker A

interest that aligns with my bias, which is bearish. So, here we are on the hourly chart, and we'll go ahead and move it forward to see what happens.

03:20

Speaker A

So in this example, we are watching NASDAQ on the daily chart, and it is going to be focused on the 24th of August. Now, if you notice, we already took a swing low, reached our 2.5 standard deviations, and we get an aggressive move up on Monday that continues into Wednesday. Now, here I'm noticing we fail to displace over this swing high. That leads me to believe that there may be downside.

03:30

Speaker A

What I notice here is London sweeps these highs but can't displace above them and we start to move lower. Let's see what happens as we come closer to New York.

03:42

Speaker A

Now, the next thing I'm going to mark out is previous day high and low. And I will also mark out this daily order block here. If we reach up higher, I would expect this to resist price. From here, I'm going to drop down to the hourly chart to see if I have a point of interest that aligns with my bias, which is bearish. So, here we are on the hourly chart, and we'll go ahead and move it forward to see what happens.

03:54

Speaker A

So marking out this order block. This is my point of interest going into the New York open. Let's go down to the five-minute chart. So, here we are on the five-minute chart. This is our hourly order block and this is our

04:07

Speaker A

So, as we reach midnight, we're going to go ahead and mark out our midnight open. And let's see what happens during London.

04:19

Speaker A

You can see we use a fair value gap here to reach up into this hourly order block. Now I want to see if there's a reaction off of this PD array to give an opportunity or present an entry.

04:34

Speaker A

What I notice here is London sweeps these highs but can't displace above them, and we start to move lower. Let's see what happens as we come closer to New York.

04:49

Speaker A

up into this high. From here, I can mark out my minimum 2R before I leave runners. So, let's see what happens.

04:59

Speaker A

So as we come into New York here, we get a move above the daily open. We close back in, and then we get displacement lower, making and validating this order block.

05:06

Speaker A

And let's go out to the 15-minute chart to see what happens. So, if you remember, we marked off our previous day low as well.

05:16

Speaker A

So, marking out this order block. This is my point of interest going into the New York open. Let's go down to the five-minute chart. So, here we are on the five-minute chart. This is our hourly order block and this is our previous day high. You can see we already reached above our daily open and displaced back lower. So, I'm interested in price once it reaches up into this area. Letting this move forward.

05:29

Speaker A

another example. For this next example, I'm going to be looking at Tuesday, August 15th. And what I notice here is we have an uplo candle. On Monday, price moved up and closed into this. Now, if this uplo candle is going to become an

05:43

Speaker A

You can see we use a fair value gap here to reach up into this hourly order block. Now I want to see if there's a reaction off of this PD array to give an opportunity or present an entry.

05:48

Speaker A

So, I will also mark out our previous day high. So, let's drop down to a lower time frame and see what this looks like.

05:54

Speaker A

So we get displacement down. What I see here is a high, low, higher high, lower low. So I'm going to mark out this candle here as a breaker block. Then I can anticipate this area resisting price, and I would not want to see price reach up into this high. From here, I can mark out my minimum 2R before I leave runners. So, let's see what happens.

06:04

Speaker A

Price moves up into this order block. And then midnight open is right here. We start to reach higher and there is our displacement prior to New York. We sweep under this low into this fair value gap.

06:22

Speaker A

So, it takes us in prior to the 9:30 open. At the 9:30 open, we get expansion lower.

06:38

Speaker A

There it closes below. So I'm anticipating this to support price lower to where previous day low as marked out here. So now we have a point of interest. Let's drop down to the lower time frame and see what happens. So I

06:52

Speaker A

And let's go out to the 15-minute chart to see what happens. So, if you remember, we marked off our previous day low as well.

07:00

Speaker A

And I want to see how price reacts around this area. So there we go. We reach up into this area and this is actually an SMT from this high down to here which is important to note.

07:21

Speaker A

And then we expand to our previous day low. Now, I hope in this example you can see how I use the weekly profile and daily bias, and then, using that daily bias, drop down to the lower time frames to gain entry. So, let's hop into another example.

07:33

Speaker A

We get our displacement lower. So what does this create? A fair value gap. So looking at this fair value gap can mark that out use the consequent encroachment of it and from here I can look for an entry with my stop on this high and my

07:49

Speaker A

For this next example, I'm going to be looking at Tuesday, August 15th. What I notice here is we have an up-close candle. On Monday, price moved up and closed into this. Now, if this up-close candle is going to become an order block, I would like to see it close and reach below the previous day low.

07:56

Speaker A

We reach up into this fair value gap forms an up close candle and then we start to displace lower and there we go. So you can see we started out at our daily went to our hourly got our displacement

08:15

Speaker A

So, I will also mark out our previous day high. Let's drop down to a lower time frame and see what this looks like.

08:30

Speaker A

made the high a week. So, I'm anticipating expansion into Wednesday and Thursday. We have an up close candle which is resisting price lower. So, I'm anticipating Thursday to reach previous day low as well as this swing point over

08:46

Speaker A

So, here we are on the hourly chart. I want to see what happens at midnight. So, we'll go ahead and let this play forward.

08:55

Speaker A

into a fair value gap and displaced lower. So I would not want to see price reach much higher than this order block here. So marking that out, I want to see how price moves into and before the New

09:07

Speaker A

Price moves up into this order block. Then the midnight open is right here. We start to reach higher, and there is our displacement prior to New York. We sweep under this low into this fair value gap.

09:17

Speaker A

So here we reach into this order block. Let's go down to the five-minute chart and see what it looks like. So, here we are on the five-minute chart. We can see we already at 8:30 news. We wretch up,

09:31

Speaker A

Now, from here, we have an up-close candle. Let's see what happens after that. Price goes and reaches below this low. Now I'd want to see this close below.

09:39

Speaker A

This becomes a breaker block. There is displacement paired with a breaker. So if price returns back up into here, I would anticipate it to hold. Not want to see this high hit minimum 2 R.

09:57

Speaker A

There it closes below. So I'm anticipating this to support price lower to where the previous day low is marked out here. So now we have a point of interest. Let's drop down to the lower time frame and see what happens. I want to see what price does as we reach towards 9:30. So let's see what happens here.

10:05

Speaker A

Right there gets tagged in and we expand lower. Gets to R almost immediately. And then let's see what happens here.

10:22

Speaker A

And I want to see how price reacts around this area. So there we go. We reach up into this area, and this is actually an SMT from this high down to here, which is important to note.

10:34

Speaker A

always, thanks for watching. Hope you enjoyed the video. If you did, please consider liking and subscribing. And I hope you have a great rest of your day.

10:41

Speaker A

And then we get another sweep, still not taking out this high. So the SMT is still valid.

Topics: ICT concepts daily bias top down analysis fair value gap order block breaker block NASDAQ liquidity entry model market structure

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