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NQ: midnight opening retracements The ICT opening retracement report defaults to using the midnight open as the retracement target (but can be changed to any other time) Overall, in the last 3 years, if RTH opened above the midnight open, the retracement success rate during the RTH session was 65%, and 66% if RTH opened below the midnight open By weekday, the numbers don't vary too much, but I'll attach for completeness: [RTH opened above midnight open] Mon: 53% (46/87 days)🔵 Tue: 68% (51/75 days)🔵🔵🔵 Wed: 69% (57/83 days)🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 Thu: 69% (60/87 days)🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 Fri: 67% (53/79 days)🔵🔵 [RTH opened below midnight open] Mon: 71% (48/68 days)🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 Tue: 65% (53/81 days)🔵🔵 Wed: 68% (48/71 days)🔵🔵🔵 Thu: 59% (39/66 days)🔵 Fri: 69% (51/74 days)🔵🔵🔵🔵 Now, broken down by distance/size for all days of the week (how far RTH opened from the midnight open), the results are as follows: [RTH opened above midnight open] < 0.1%: 86% (64/74 days) 0.1-0.19%: 83% (55/66 days) 0.2-0.39%: 66% (76/116 days) 0.4-0.59%: 59% (41/70 days) 0.6-0.99%: 42% (28/66 days) 1-1.49%: 14% (2/14 days) >= 1.5%: 20% (1/5 days) [RTH opened below midnight open] < 0.1%: 91% (64/70 days) 0.1-0.19%: 75% (47/63 days) 0.2-0.39%: 67% (66/98 days) 0.4-0.59%: 51% (26/51 days) 0.6-0.99%: 50% (25/50 days) 1-1.49%: 44% (8/10 days) >= 1.5%: 30% (3/10 days) As with most other reports, breaking down the success criteria by something like distance/size makes it a bit more intuitive in my opinion Practically speaking, if the RTH session opens far away from some target distance (midnight open), the chances of hitting that level are probably low, compared to days where that target is much closer by RTH open Likewise, if the target is further back in time compared to another - say you were comparing the midnight retracements vs 8:00 am EST retracements during RTH - chances are, since more time has elapsed from 12:00-9:30 compared to 8:00-9:30, allowing price more time to move until the RTH open, *on average* RTH would likely start further away from the 12:00 level and closer to the 8:00 level, and as a result offer lower retracement rates for the 12:00 open vs the 8:00 open These are just generalized examples, but imo breaking down reports in this way helps demystify the concept; it's a lot more comprehensive as opposed to just saying there's a 70% chance of X happening... okay, but how/when/why?


























