ICT Macros

ICT Macros plots and classifies the short, scheduled macro times in which algorithmic activity is expected to interact with — or generate — liquidity. Eight windows are covered: two London macros (02:33–03:00 and 04:03–04:30) and six New York macros running from 08:50–09:10 to 15:15–15:45, including the 11:50–12:10 Launch Macro. Every macro is built from 1-minute data, so detection keeps its precision even when the chart sits on a higher intraday timeframe.

How to Trade the ICT Macros?

• Manipulation macros: liquidity swept on both the buyside and sellside — a flag for potential reversals or outsized moves.
• Expansion macros: a one-sided sweep aligned with the prevailing direction, typically accompanying trend continuation.
• Accumulation macros: liquidity builds without resolution, often preceding ranging or consolidation phases.
• Macro levels: each window's high, low and average extend forward until the next macro forms, leaving support and resistance references already in place.

Classification hinges on market structure breaks measured over a configurable length, with wicks or candle bodies selectable as the liquidity reference. The script is optimized for 1, 3 and 5-minute charts, and advance alerts can announce a macro minutes before it opens.

ICT Macros Settings

• Macro Time Options: enable or disable each individual window, such as the 09:50–10:10 macro.
• Length: the duration over which structure breaks are detected to classify the macro type.
• Swing Area: classify from swing highs/lows (wicks) or from candle-body liquidity areas.
• Advance Alert for Macro Times: how many minutes of warning you want before a macro goes live.
• Daylight Saving Time (DST): keeps the windows aligned through regional clock changes.
• Top, mid, bottom and extending lines, plus macro text size and visibility, are all adjustable.

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is an ICT macro?

A predefined time interval in which algorithmic trading activity is expected to concentrate, shaping liquidity and price movement. This indicator both marks those intervals and records what type of behavior — accumulation, manipulation or expansion — actually unfolded in each.

Can I combine ICT Macros with liquidity analysis?

Naturally — the classification itself is liquidity-driven. Pairing the macro windows with Liquidity Swings lets you see the resting levels a manipulation or expansion macro is likely to reach for.

How do I access the ICT Macros indicator?

Free of charge — grab it from the LuxAlgo Library, or run it in LuxAlgo's AI, Quant, without leaving this page.