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Is The Tradeskill good for beginners?

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ICT Silver Bullet Strategy: Time Window and FVG Entry

What it means

The Silver Bullet is an ICT model that only looks for trades inside specific one-hour windows (commonly 03:00–04:00, 10:00–11:00 and 14:00–15:00 New York time). Inside the window it waits for a liquidity sweep, a displacement that leaves a fair value gap, and an entry in that gap toward a nearby liquidity target.

Why traders use it

Combining a strict time window with a sweep and an FVG keeps the number of trades low and the rules clear.

Chart examples

Silver Bullet inside the window

Inside the hour, a sweep of the low is followed by displacement that leaves an FVG; the retracement into it is the entry.Schematic diagrams drawn to explain the idea; they are not market data.

How to identify it objectively

1Use one of the windows, in New York time.
2Inside it, wait for liquidity to be swept.
3Wait for displacement that leaves an FVG in the opposite direction.
4Enter on a retracement into the FVG; target the nearest liquidity pool.

Bullish use

1Sell-side liquidity swept inside the window.
2Bullish displacement leaves an FVG.
3Entry in the FVG, target the nearest high.

Bearish use

1Buy-side liquidity swept inside the window.
2Bearish displacement leaves an FVG.
3Entry in the FVG, target the nearest low.

What confirms it

All three elements happen inside the hour.
A clear liquidity target with room.

What invalidates it

A close through the FVG.
The window ends without an entry.

How a hypothetical setup is built

Entry

Limit order in the FVG formed inside the window.

Stop

Beyond the sweep extreme or the FVG's far side.

Target

The nearest liquidity pool in the direction of the trade.

A hypothetical illustration of how the concept is turned into a plan, not a recommendation. Practise it on a paper account first.

Historical testing

Not tested on The Tradeskill. The windows and the "nearest liquidity" target need exact definitions before a backtest.

Limitations: when it fails

Many windows produce no setup.
Targets can be small after costs.
Model popularity can change behaviour around the windows.

Knowledge check

Pick an answer to see the explanation. Nothing is saved.

1. How long is a Silver Bullet window?

2. Where is the entry?

3. If no setup forms in the window…

Practise it risk-free

Open the free chart, use replay to go back in time and look for this concept candle by candle with $20,000 in virtual money.