# How to Find Trading Entries in 2026 Using the ICC Method From SCI How to find trading entries in 2026 with the ICC method: market structure, markup, entry timing and risk rules from SCI's Trading Course 003. Source: https://m33owch33se.top/how-to-find-trading/ · based on the channel [SCI](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsS3T1SnsX__1g9COtfKCQ) · Video: [How I Find My Trading Entries | Trading Course 003](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh85H9D7gXo) · 2026-10-16 ![How to Find Trading Entries in 2026 Using the ICC Method From SCI](https://m33owch33se.top/how-to-find-trading/how-to-find-trading.webp) ## Key takeaways - Entry timing is a separate skill from analysis: a correct bias with a late entry still loses money. - The ICC framework is built on three stages — Indication, Correction, Continuation. - Entries come from the correction phase, not from chasing the continuation candle. - Stop placement and position size are decided before the trade is opened, not after. - Risk management, not the entry signal, is what traders credit for surviving long enough to be profitable. Finding a trading entry is not about predicting the next candle — it is about waiting for price to finish a correction inside a structure you already understand, then executing at the level where your risk is smallest. In Trading Course 003, published on 30 September 2026 on the SCI channel, the author walks through exactly how he locates those levels and why timing matters more than the direction call. The full breakdown lives alongside his daily trade posts, which he shares on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tradesbysci) under the handle tradesbysci. Most traders who lose money are not wrong about direction. They are wrong about timing, and the difference between the two is the entire subject of this course installment. ## Why entry timing decides whether a trading idea becomes a profitable trade A trading idea only becomes a trade when three things line up: structure, level and trigger. Structure tells you which side of the market is in control. The level tells you where the imbalance that created the move is likely to be rebalanced. The trigger tells you the moment to act. Miss any one of the three and you are gambling with extra steps. The reason so many traders describe entry timing as something that "looks simple until you actually start trading" is that the chart always looks obvious in hindsight. In real time, price is moving, the candle is not closed, and your brain wants resolution. The ICC approach removes that pressure by forcing you to wait for a defined phase of the move rather than reacting to every impulse. Three practical consequences follow from this: 1. You will pass on most of the moves you see. That is the cost of selectivity. 2. Your entries will often feel late to people watching casually, because they happen after the correction, not at the extreme. 3. Your stop loss becomes small and mechanical, which is what makes the risk-to-reward math work. ## The ICC framework explained: indication, correction, continuation ICC stands for Indication, Correction, Continuation — a three-stage reading of how price delivers a move. The indication is the initial impulsive leg that shows intent: a sharp displacement out of a range or a liquidity sweep that leaves an imbalance behind. It is the market telling you which direction it wants to travel. The correction is the pullback into that displacement. This is where the market takes a breath, traps late entrants, and refills orders. It is also where the majority of retail stop losses sit, which is precisely why it gets targeted. The continuation is the expansion that follows once the correction is complete. By the time continuation is obvious, the best price is gone. That is why entries are taken during the correction, not after it. A useful way to sequence your chart reading: 1. Mark the indication leg and the imbalance it created. 2. Wait for price to return into that zone instead of chasing the breakout candle. 3. Look for a lower-timeframe shift in momentum inside the zone — the first sign the correction is ending. 4. Execute with a stop beyond the zone, not beyond your comfort level. ## How to build a repeatable entry checklist before you click buy or sell A checklist is what separates a trading process from a trading habit. Before any order is placed, the setup should be able to answer a fixed set of questions without hesitation. If you have to think about whether the setup qualifies, it does not. A workable checklist for an ICC-style entry: - Is there a clear indication leg with displacement, or is price just drifting? - Has price returned into the origin of that move, or is it still mid-range? - Is there a defined invalidation level — a price that, if hit, proves the idea wrong? - Does the potential reward justify at least two to three times the risk? - Is the session liquid enough for your instrument, or are you trading into a dead market? That last point matters more than beginners expect. Traders working night shifts or trading outside the New York session often report that low-volume conditions actually sharpen their decision-making, because there is less noise to react to. The trade-off is wider spreads and slower fills, which must be priced into the plan. ## Risk management rules that keep a good entry from becoming a bad loss Risk management is not a backup plan for bad entries — it is the reason a good entry survives a bad day. The most common pattern among traders who eventually become consistent is not a new indicator; it is a hard limit on how much any single idea can cost them. Practical rules that fit the ICC model: - Define the invalidation level first, then size the position so that level equals a fixed percentage of the account. - Never widen a stop to avoid being wrong; if the level breaks, the idea is dead. - Cap the number of attempts per setup. Re-entering the same failed zone repeatedly turns one loss into five. - Log every entry with a screenshot of the zone and the reason, so the pattern can be reviewed later. Traders who have followed earlier versions of this course frequently mention that the technical part clicked before the emotional part did, and that their worst drawdowns came from position sizing rather than from misreading structure. That is a consistent finding, not a coincidence. ## Common questions traders ask about finding entries in real time Real-time execution raises problems that backtesting never shows. The candle is open, the news is out, and the setup is almost — but not quite — valid. Three situations come up repeatedly. First, the missed entry. Price moves without you, and the urge is to enter late at a worse level. The correct response is to wait for the next correction rather than pay up for the current one. Second, the ambiguous zone. Price enters the area but does not react cleanly. If there is no momentum shift on the lower timeframe, there is no trigger, and no trigger means no trade. Third, the correlated setup. Two instruments showing the same pattern is one trade, not two, because the risk is the same underlying move. Treating them as separate positions doubles exposure without doubling edge. A practical habit is to review entries in batches by session rather than one by one. Patterns in your own mistakes show up faster that way than in any single trade review. ## Useful links from the SCI breakdown Everything referenced in the course and the surrounding community is listed below. The Instagram account is where the author posts trade breakdowns and course updates, and the trading platform link is the one he uses for execution. - [Instagram — tradesbysci](https://www.instagram.com/tradesbysci) - [X — tradesbysci, all trades posted live](https://x.com/tradesbysci) - [Trading platform used](https://tinyurl.com/hideoutsci) - [Discord community](https://discord.gg/tradesbysci) - [Telegram — ICC Mafia](https://t.me/iccmafia) ## Final thoughts on building entries that survive real markets Entry timing is a skill you can only build by taking the same setup repeatedly and measuring what happens, not by collecting more indicators. The ICC structure — indication, correction, continuation — gives you a fixed map for where price is likely to go next and, more importantly, where your idea is proven wrong. Combine that with a position size you can lose without emotional damage and you have the two ingredients that actually compound over time. The SCI channel deserves credit here for breaking the process down step by step in Trading Course 003 rather than selling a signal service, and for keeping the material free. If you want to follow the entries as they happen, start with [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tradesbysci) and work through the course in order before risking real capital. ## Questions & answers **What exactly does ICC stand for in this trading method?** ICC stands for Indication, Correction, Continuation. The indication is the initial displacement leg that shows intent, the correction is the pullback into that move, and the continuation is the expansion that follows. Entries are taken during the correction rather than after the continuation becomes obvious. **Why do traders say entry timing looks simple but is hard in practice?** Because charts are only clear in hindsight. In real time the candle is still open, price is moving, and there is pressure to act before the move leaves. A fixed checklist and a defined invalidation level remove that pressure by deciding in advance what qualifies as a valid entry. **Can you trade this approach outside the New York session?** Yes, but the conditions change. Lower-volume sessions produce less noise and can make decision-making easier, while spreads are wider and fills are slower. Those costs need to be built into the plan rather than discovered after the fact. **What is the most common reason a good entry still turns into a loss?** Position sizing. Traders who follow the structure correctly often still blow up because they risk too much on a single idea, widen stops to avoid being wrong, or re-enter the same failed zone repeatedly. Fixing risk per trade usually matters more than improving the entry signal.