# ICT Concepts: A Free Inner Circle Trader Course · DT Academy > A free ICT course on Inner Circle Trader concepts: killzones, liquidity, fair value gaps, order blocks and the Silver Bullet, each as a rule you can test. [All courses](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy) # ICT Concepts A free ICT trading course on the concepts taught by Inner Circle Trader (Michael J. Huddleston): killzones, liquidity, fair value gaps, order blocks, daily bias and the Silver Bullet. Each one is written as a rule you can see on a chart and test in the backtester. Advanced 16 lessons ## 16 lessons in 5 modules ### Foundations 1. [01 What is ICT Know who ICT is, what the method claims, what is and is not proven, and how to study it as testable rules. 6 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-what-is-ict) 2. [02 The ICT clock: sessions and killzones Read the trading day in New York time and know which windows ICT trades and why. 6 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-sessions-and-killzones) 3. [03 Market structure the ICT way Mark swing points consistently and tell continuation from reversal. 5 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-market-structure) ### Liquidity and price 1. [04 Liquidity the ICT way Map where stops rest and how price draws to them. 6 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-liquidity) 2. [05 Dealing ranges, premium, discount and OTE Frame every setup inside a range and buy cheap or sell expensive within it. 4 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-dealing-ranges-and-ote) 3. [06 Fair value gaps the ICT way Mark, grade and use FVGs as ICT does, including the variants. 5 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-fair-value-gaps) ### Blocks 1. [07 Order blocks Mark a valid order block, its mean threshold and its invalidation. 8 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-order-blocks) 2. [08 Breaker blocks and mitigation blocks Know what a failed order block becomes. 6 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-breaker-and-mitigation-blocks) ### Bias and timing 1. [09 Daily bias and the higher-timeframe draw Decide before the session which liquidity is more likely to be reached. 5 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-daily-bias) 2. [10 Power of three, AMD and the Judas swing Read a daily or session candle as open, false move, real move. 5 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-power-of-three) 3. [11 Turtle soup: fading a liquidity sweep Trade the failed break of an old high or low. 6 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-turtle-soup) 4. [12 SMT divergence Use a correlated market as a second opinion at key highs and lows. 4 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-smt-divergence) 5. [13 The Silver Bullet Run one complete, time-boxed ICT model end to end. 5 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-silver-bullet) ### Your model 1. [14 Building your ICT model as written rules Turn the concepts into one written, checklist-style model with risk rules. 6 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-building-your-model) 2. [15 ICT and your psychology Avoid the traps specific to ICT study. 4 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-psychology) 3. [16 Testing ICT concepts in the backtester and journal Measure whether a concept works for you. 5 min read](https://www.thedtterminal.com/academy/ict-testing-concepts) ## Put the first lesson to work Connect a broker and DT Terminal verifies every trade against it. Free to start. 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