Reference

Trading reference

Precise definitions of the concepts behind CRT and ICT trading. Each entry answers one question as directly as it can be answered — definition first, then the detail.

CRT (Candle Range Theory) →
Candle Range Theory (CRT) is a method of reading price that treats a single candle's range — its high, its low, and its midpoint — as the reference zone for what price does next: price sweeps one edge of the range to take the liquidity resting beyond it, then expands toward the opposite edge.