🔵Whole Quarter (0.00)
Major psychological level — the strongest reaction point.
Key characteristics:
- •Major reversal and breakout level
- •Acts as magnet during trends
- •Strongest resistance/support zone
- •Example: 1.1000 on EUR/USD
It is NOT an indicator. It is NOT a strategy. It is a price behavior framework.
🟣First Quarter (0.25)
Intermediate reaction point — liquidity magnet.
Key characteristics:
- •Liquidity pools often form here
- •Moderate support/resistance
- •Early entry opportunities
- •Example: 1.1025 on EUR/USD
ICT equivalent: Intermediate liquidity level
🟡Half Quarter (0.50)
The most significant intermediate reaction point within any range.
Key characteristics:
- •Strongest continuation or rejection
- •Institutional reaction zone
- •Key decision point for algorithms
- •Example: 1.1050 on EUR/USD
ICT equivalent: Premium/Discount boundary
🔴Third Quarter (0.75)
Fake-out and sweep zone — where retail traps happen.
Key characteristics:
- •Common stop-hunt area
- •Fake-outs and sweeps frequently occur
- •Last reaction before whole quarter
- •Example: 1.1075 on EUR/USD
ICT equivalent: Liquidity sweep level
🟢Why Quarter Theory Works
Quarter levels create repeatable context points across instruments.
Key characteristics:
- •Market algorithms are coded around round numbers
- •Liquidity pools form around quarter levels
- •Retail psychology reacts to "round" numbers
- •ICT concepts overlap perfectly with Quarter Theory
- •Works on all instruments and timeframes
Every trader should understand it.