Daily, Weekly & Monthly Range Profiles: ICT Range Architecture

In the ICT trading method, Range Profiles are price behavior patterns repeated by the IPDA algorithm according to Daily, Weekly, and Monthly cycles. Understanding these Profiles helps traders predict When will the top/bottom form?, when to hold long-term positions (Hold), and when to trade short-term (Scalp) to avoid double-heading sweeps.

1. Daily Range Profiles

The daily range of an asset is often shaped by three main patterns:

🟢 Classic Buy / Sell Day (Typical Trend Day)

This is the most ideal profile of the Power of 3 (PO3) model.
Cycle: Asian session accumulates (Asia Consolidation) -> London session creates a Judas Swing that sweeps the bottom/peak of the day -> New York session expands the main trend (Expansion) -> Closes close to the top/bottom of the day.

🔵 London Close Reversal (Late European Session Reversal)

Occurs when the trend runs strongly from London to the beginning of the New York session, then reverses suddenly during the London closing window (10:00 — 11:00 AM NY). At this time, the price will regress at least 50% of the day's amplitude or completely reverse.

🔴 Seek & Destroy Day

This is an extremely dangerous day. The price continuously swept the short-term peak (BSL) and then collapsed to sweep the short-term bottom (SSL) without creating a clear trend. This profile appears when the market is waiting for extremely strong news (like FOMC or NFP news) or on holidays when liquidity is extremely thin.

2. Weekly Range Profiles

The weekly range describes how the weekly candlestick is drawn. There are popular weekly profile formats:

Classic Tuesday Low/High of Week: Prices accumulate on Monday, create a weekly bottom (or peak) on Tuesday during the London or New York session, then increase (decrease) sharply throughout Wednesday and Thursday and take profits on Friday.
Wednesday Low/High of the Week: Similar to above, but the weekly bottom/peak is created later on Wednesday (usually influenced by major economic news announced mid-week).
Consolidation Mid-Week Reversal: The market moves sideways from Monday to Wednesday, breaks out to sweep liquidity on Thursday and then reverses on Friday.

Illustration of Classic Tuesday Low of Week (Weekly low created on Tuesday)

3. Monthly Range Profiles

The monthly range shapes the long-term trend for Swing Traders and Position Traders:

Quarterly Expansion Profile: The price moved sideways in the first month of the quarter (Q1), broke out to create a peak/trough in the second month (Q2), and extended the strong trend in the third month (Q3) before reversing in the final month.
Monthly Reversal Profile: The trend runs one way during the first 2-3 weeks of the month, then reverses strongly in the last week of the month to close the monthly candle as a long-legged withdrawal candle.

4. How to Apply Profiles in Real Combat

Golden rules of professional traders:

If on Monday and Tuesday the market ran a very strong trend and reached the weekly ATR target -> Limit trading on Thursday/Friday because the price tends to move sideways or retrace (Consolidation/Retracement).
Avoid opening breakout trading positions during these days Seek & Destroy. Only focus on scalping quickly at the outer edges of the top/bottom and take profits right at the Equilibrium zone.