HunterICT — ICT Liquidity & Structure Strategy for NinjaTrader 8
Automated ICT model strategy for NinjaTrader 8. Trades liquidity sweeps with FVG and Order Block entry zones across any liquid futures contract.
By HunterOverview
HunterICT is an automated ICT model strategy for NinjaTrader 8. It tracks the liquidity pools traders run — prior-day high and low, swing highs and lows, equal highs and lows, opening range edges, Asia and London session extremes — then trades the reversal after one of those pools gets swept. The model is market-agnostic and runs on any liquid futures contract.
How It Works
The strategy maintains a live map of active liquidity levels and entry zones. When price sweeps one of those levels through close-reclaim or wick-rejection (selectable), HunterICT looks for two confirmations: a Market Structure Shift in the opposite direction, and an entry zone (Fair Value Gap or Order Block) lining up with the reversal. Entries fire only when bias, session, structure, and zone all agree.
Entry can be a market order on confirmation or a limit order at the zone, depending on configuration. Stops sit beyond the swept level or beyond the entry zone, with optional fixed-tick or ATR-based modes. Targets use fixed risk-to-reward or fixed ticks.
Why ICT
The ICT model formalizes patterns institutional algos and order-flow traders have used informally for decades: liquidity gets taken before reversals, structure shifts confirm the reversal, and Fair Value Gaps and Order Blocks mark efficient re-entry points. HunterICT automates a core slice of that model with explicit, testable rules.
For a plain-English walkthrough of the liquidity-sweep setup this strategy trades, see ICT Liquidity Sweep Explained.
Risk Management
Every trade uses a defined stop loss and profit target. The strategy supports tick-trailing and ATR-trailing exit modes. A daily trade cap, daily P&L limits, force close, configurable session windows, and blackout periods keep exposure inside the active session.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Backtests assume realistic slippage and commissions.
Methodology
HunterICT follows the same disciplined development process applied to every Hunters Algo strategy. Visit the methodology page for details on testing and validation.
Access
HunterICT is included in the NinjaTrader Suite subscription. See the pricing page for current plans and a free trial.
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Get StartedRisk Disclaimer: Past performance is not indicative of future results. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not appropriate for all investors. The results referenced are based on historical backtesting and simulated trading. Actual results may differ materially.