ICC chart analysis: indication, correction, continuation
ICC breaks a trend move into three phases: an indication that breaks structure, a correction back into value, and a continuation that resumes the move. The hard part is knowing which phase you're actually in.
The ICC lens identifies each phase on your screenshot, checks whether the correction is healthy or turning into a reversal, and tells you whether continuation has confirmed or is still pending.
The 6 rules your chart is graded on
Weights add up to 100. Each rule passes or fails with a one-line reason, and code converts the points to an A–F grade.
A strong impulsive move broke a prior high (bullish) or low (bearish).
After the indication, price pulled back in a slower, overlapping move.
The correction reached a logical area (broken level, origin of the indication).
Price broke the correction's structure back in the indication's direction.
The correction hasn't broken the origin of the indication.
An obvious level (correction low/high) defines when the idea is wrong.
What it marks on your chart
- Indication
Impulsive break of a prior swing.
- Correction
Slower, overlapping pullback after the impulse.
- Continuation
Correction structure breaking in the trend direction.
- Invalidation level
Correction extreme is well-defined.
Wait for all three phases
An indication tells you who is in control. The correction is where patience pays. Continuation is the confirmation. Acting during the indication or before the correction finishes is where most ICC mistakes happen.
Who it's for: Traders using the ICC framework who want to stop entering in the wrong phase.
Questions
What does ICC stand for?
Indication, Correction, Continuation: a framework for trading with the trend by waiting for a structural break, a pullback and then a resumption.
What if the chart is still in the correction?
The breakdown will say so. Continuation is a separate rule, so a chart mid-correction scores lower until it confirms.
Learn the concepts
Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and lows.
Support is an area where buying has stepped in before, slowing or reversing declines.
A breakout and retest is a three-step sequence: price breaks through a well-defined level, comes back to test it from the other side, and holds.
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