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The Power of 3: ICT for Futures Explained

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The Power of 3 — Accumulate, manipulate, distribute. Every session moves through three phases.

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Where this fits in the Confluence Method

This lesson lives in the Stack step of the Confluence Method, where you confirm momentum, price action and structure and a key level before a setup qualifies as a trade.

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0:00Welcome back. The Power of 3 — the daily story every market tells. Every session moves through three phases. First, accumulation: price ranges as positions build. Then manipulation: a sweep that runs liquidity the wrong way and traps traders. Finally, distribution: the real, sustained move. Spot the manipulation sweep, and you're positioned for the distribution leg.

0:33Accumulate, manipulate, distribute — read the daily playbook and trade the third leg. That wraps our ICT core series.

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