ICT 1H: Time Spent in Each Energy Zone
Candle close
- Study type
- Historical statistics
- Question answered
- How long the market holds each state
- Principle
- Once a candle closes, its data is locked and never changes, so it can be observed over time
- Candles studied
- 3,389 ICT 1H candles
- Period
- 2023-07-31 – 2026-10-22 (3.2 years)
- Result
- 7-zone table below ↓
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ICT — Bear Extreme — 1H
ICT has been in this state 144 times
Average time in this state: 4.2 candles — median 2 candles
Longest time in this state: 17 candles
ICT — Bear Critical — 1H
ICT has been in this state 155 times
Average time in this state: 1.7 candles — median 1 candles
Longest time in this state: 8 candles
ICT — Bear Bias — 1H
ICT has been in this state 255 times
Average time in this state: 2.6 candles — median 2 candles
Longest time in this state: 12 candles
ICT — Neutral — 1H
◉ CURRENT CANDLEICT has been in this state 236 times
Average time in this state: 2.2 candles — median 1 candles
Longest time in this state: 12 candles
Ongoing streak — excluded from the historical stats above.
ICT — Bull Bias — 1H
ICT has been in this state 174 times
Average time in this state: 2.5 candles — median 2 candles
Longest time in this state: 22 candles
ICT — Bull Critical — 1H
ICT has been in this state 108 times
Average time in this state: 1.9 candles — median 1 candles
Longest time in this state: 19 candles
ICT — Bull Extreme — 1H
ICT has been in this state 127 times
Average time in this state: 5.6 candles — median 4 candles
Longest time in this state: 28 candles
How long does ICT usually stay in Neutral?
On average 2.2 candles, median 1, longest 12 (across 236 historical streaks). The current streak is at candle 4.
Where is the market within its current zone?
The Neutral zone spans -20.88% to 20.88%. The market is at 1.86%, 19.02 points from the upper bound and 22.74 points from the lower bound — closer to the upper bound of the zone.
How are these statistics calculated?
A streak is a run of consecutive candles with the same energy state. Average, median and maximum are computed over COMPLETED streaks; the ongoing streak is excluded from historical stats and reported separately to avoid biasing the numbers.
Where does the data come from and how many candles?
The sample contains 3,389 candles from 2023-07-31 to 2026-10-22, computed with 2AiTrading's proprietary Market Energy model. Data is captured at candle close and locked immutable over time to keep the statistics stable.
Are these numbers a prediction?
No. These are historical frequencies describing ICT's past behavior — not future probabilities and not buy/sell advice. Investors should combine them with their own trading method and do full research before applying.
What are the 7 market energy states?
Market Energy measures the market on a -100% to +100% scale, split into 7 zones from Bear Extreme to Bull Extreme; every closed candle belongs to exactly one zone.
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