Silver Bullet: The Golden 1-Hour Trading Setup

Model Silver Bullet is ICT's classic entry setup, designed to find high probability winning opportunities within a fixed 60 minute period. This is the time when the IPDA algorithm is required to move prices to target liquidity zones.

1. Three Silver Bullet Time Windows (New York Time)

Every day there are exactly 3 Silver Bullet windows. Traders only need to focus on trading during these time frames:

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London Silver Bullet

03:00 AM — 04:00 AM NY

Suitable to catch the main trend of the London session after the price has swept the top/bottom of the Asian session.

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New York AM Silver Bullet

10:00 AM — 11:00 AM NY

The most popular window. Appears right after US economic data is released and the stock market opens.

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New York PM Silver Bullet

02:00 PM — 03:00 PM NY

Last chance of the day, targeting the movement of cash flow in the late afternoon session.

2. Operating Mechanism & Order Setting Process

A valid Silver Bullet setup must fully satisfy the following factors within the 1 hour time frame:

Procedure for entering a Silver Bullet Bearish order (Sell Setup)

Determine the target liquidity point (Target Liquidity): Look for an EQH/EQL zone, or the previous trading session's top/bottom as a take profit target (TP).
Liquidity Grab / Sweep: The price goes up to sweep the old top (Buy-side Liquidity) or goes down to sweep the old bottom (Sell-side Liquidity).
Structural Breakdown (MSS) & FVG Generation: The sudden price reversal left a clear fair value gap (FVG) on the 1 to 5 minute timeframe (M1/M5).
Entry point: Place a limit pending order at the newly created FVG zone. Stop loss is set at the top/bottom of the most recent liquidity sweep.

⚠️ Note on risk management: Silver Bullet's minimum profit target is 10–15 pips for Forex currency pairs, or 5–10 points for stock indices (US30, NAS100). After the price reaches this minimum target, proactively move your stop loss to the breakeven point (Entry).