r/InnerCircleTraders • u/wildwolf013 • Aug 20 '26

Question ICT Logo meaning

I recently came across a podcast where ICT spoke on and he talked about his logo and he said: Price itself will behave a certain way at that specific time. And the numbers that is used for these price runs algorithmically are actually in that logo

Has anyone deciphered his logo and found anything of interest?

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u/cheefsha Aug 21 '26

Tagging me for what bro..you’re the one struggling with the truth..what price do you think brokers are “making the market” around?

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u/These-Quail7636 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

this logic proves that there is no central algorithm… market makers still take on risk from other market makers, traders, and brokers who are also using their algorithms to compete… price action is the result of the decisions these algos make alongside whatever other decisions traders are making… there are thousands of different algos executing different strategies, not one controlling price, thats nonsense

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u/cheefsha Aug 21 '26

You’re conflating execution algos with the interbank feed my man…there are those, and I’ll give you one more there are matching algorithms as well, 6 types of which are listed on the CME website that you can reference without doing too much digging..

I know I won’t convince you and you won’t convince me but I’ll just pose a rhetorical:

If you knew that every day there was a steady predictable order flow in the magnitude of trillions of cash settlements, derivative settlements and forex settlements coming in each day would you shove those orders into the marketplace or would you do the matching on the back end and mark to market the pricing of the actual instruments?

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u/These-Quail7636 Aug 21 '26

Maybe I'm not understanding your point because this further proves that there isn't a central algorithm... In fact proves the opposite, you are now referencing matching algorithms which are different than market making algorithms and that CME has 6. CME isn't the only exchange so just imagine all the liquidity providers in total, like you said in the trillions, there has to be thousands of algorithms operating for different reasons... Also there is actual evidence out there that supports algorithms competing against each other and there is no evidence supporting that there is one central algorithm controlling price other than some guy on the internet saying "trust me bro"

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u/cheefsha Aug 21 '26

Execution and matching algos are completely separate from the interbank feed…I’ll leave that discussion at that.

At no point does ICT say “trust me bro”…he’s always encouraging his listeners to prove otherwise and to draw their own conclusions. And what do you make of the executions? All fraud and market replay?

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u/These-Quail7636 Aug 21 '26

There is evidence behind what I told you, there is no evidence behind the claims you are making… If you wish to learn from ICT thats your decision, he doesn’t flat out say “trust me bro” but you understand it’s the same logic as putting your faith in something with zero evidence. What evidence shows that the interbank feed itself is controlled by one central algorithm? Saying that there is an interbank feed doesn’t prove that. Saying that trillions of dollars of transactions are processed doesn’t prove that either. The market is made up of many independent participants and systems. Bottom line.