| name | smc |
| description | Smart Money Concepts (ICT) signal engine. Uses the smartmoneyconcepts library to implement institutional-trading-school analysis of BOS, ChoCH, FVG, and order blocks (OB). |
| category | strategy |
Smart Money Concepts
Purpose
The modern institutional trading school (ICT / Inner Circle Trader), built around the core idea of tracking the behavior of "smart money" (institutional capital):
| Concept | English | Meaning |
|---|
| Break of structure | BOS (Break of Structure) | Trend continuation signal |
| Change of character | ChoCH (Change of Character) | Trend reversal signal |
| Fair value gap | FVG (Fair Value Gap) | Price refill target |
| Order blocks | Order Blocks | Institutional order concentration zones |
| Liquidity | Liquidity | Stop-hunt target zones |
Signal Logic
Direction from ChoCH + confirmation from BOS + filtering by FVG:
- Long: bullish ChoCH/BOS + bullish FVG exists
- Short: bearish ChoCH/BOS + bearish FVG exists
- Stand aside: no structural signal or conflicting directions
Dependencies
pip install smartmoneyconcepts pandas numpy requests
Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|
| swing_length | 10 | Window for swing high/low detection |
| close_break | True | Whether BOS/ChoCH requires a closing-price break |
Signal Convention
1 = long, -1 = short, 0 = stand aside
