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The Mando Model is the trading model I created using ICT concepts to form a repeatable trading framework for myself.
It’s built around higher-timeframe context + liquidity + structure + imbalances.
Here’s the core logic broken down 🧵 $SPY
8/ Once you know the structure, you also know the likely draw on liquidity.
Bullish structure → look toward the highs.
Bearish structure → look toward the lows.
9/ Takeaway:
Look for which side got taken out in the most recent price run. That tells you the structure, and that's the direction I want to be working with.
Full breakdown here: youtube.com/watch?v=QCcxuOEK…
6/ Why not just use the absolute lowest low?
Because if price didn't take out a high along the way, structure hadn't shifted yet. I go from the first candle that started the run that actually broke structure.
That move before the immediate run tends to create HTF order blocks
2/ "If it's going up it's an uptrend" sounds right, but it's not always true.
A short burst higher can look like an uptrend in a little blip of time while the bigger move is still pointing down.
4/ The rule:
If a recent low gets taken out → structure is bearish.
If a recent high gets taken out → structure is bullish.
That's the first thing I check before anything else.
ACROSS MULTIPLE TIME FRAMES
3/ So I drop the word "trend" and use "market structure" instead.
Same idea, but with a clear rule behind it.
1/ Everyone says "trade with the trend."
But almost nobody can give you a textbook definition of what a trend actually is.
Here's the simple rule I use to read market structure on any chart 🧵
Master these 6 liquidity rules.
- Treat liquidity as money. No money, no move.
- Mark every swing high and swing low.
- Assume stops are resting above highs and below lows.
- Watch how price reacts after a sweep.
- Favor higher time frame levels. Those lead to reversals.
- Ask one question: which pool is price drawing to next?
The market is just searching for its next pool of liquidity.
Homework: go back on any chart, find a swing low that got taken out, and watch what price does next.