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ICT · Smart Money Technique · Market Structure

Trade the way
institutions actually move price.

Stryker Trading Academy breaks down ICT concepts and SMT divergence into a chapter-by-chapter curriculum — from candle basics to liquidity engineering — taught the way a trading desk would train a new analyst.

42Chapters, basic → advanced
Traders enrolled
4.9/5Average chapter rating
XAUUSD · 15M
Old High — BSL Order Block FVG Liquidity Sweep BOS ↑
Liquidity sweep Fair value gap Order block

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Real Results

Verified funded-account payouts.

Real funded-account payouts issued directly by the prop firm, Tradeify. Not student results, not projections: proof that the person teaching this curriculum actually trades it.

Tradeify payout certificate — $2,500
Tradeify lifetime payouts — $17,000
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Blue Guardian futures payout certificate — $1,350
My Funded Futures payout certificate — $1,000
Lucid Trading payout certificate — $510
My Funded Futures payout certificate — $700
Why Stryker

A curriculum built like a trading desk, not a course platform.

Every chapter is sequenced the way a mentor would actually train a junior analyst — concept, chart drill, live market example, then a graded review before you move forward.

Chapter-locked progression

Chapters unlock in order — foundations, then market structure, then advanced ICT/SMT — so nothing is learned out of sequence.

Live annotated charts

Every concept — order blocks, FVGs, liquidity sweeps, SMT divergence — is taught directly on real chart examples, not slides.

Timed live sessions

Weekly live market breakdowns during London and New York killzones, recorded and added to your dashboard.

Graded chapter reviews

Short chart-marking exercises after each chapter confirm you can identify the concept before you advance.

Trading floor community

A private desk-style chat for daily bias, journaling accountability, and SMT correlation checks across pairs.

Personal progress dashboard

Track chapter completion, streaks, and journaling stats in a dashboard built for how traders actually review performance.

The Stryker Method

Price leaves footprints. We teach you to read them before the crowd does.

Institutions don't chase price — they engineer liquidity, then move it. Stryker's curriculum is built entirely around that premise: every lesson maps directly to how smart money accumulates, manipulates, and distributes.

Core Vocabulary

The concepts you'll be fluent in by Chapter 12.

A working glossary of what ICT and SMT trading actually means — covered in depth, in order, across the curriculum.

MS

Market Structure

Reading swing highs/lows to define trend, ranges, and structural shifts.

BOS / CHoCH

Break of Structure

Confirming continuation vs. reversal through structural breaks.

OB

Order Blocks

Locating the last opposing candle before an institutional displacement.

FVG

Fair Value Gaps

Spotting imbalance left behind by aggressive one-directional moves.

BSL / SSL

Buy / Sell-Side Liquidity

Mapping resting orders above highs and below lows before they're swept.

SMT

Smart Money Divergence

Comparing correlated pairs to catch reversals other traders miss.

PD Array

Premium / Discount

Using equilibrium ranges to judge where price is expensive or cheap.

Killzones

Session Timing

Trading the London and New York windows where displacement is most reliable.

Curriculum

Chapter by chapter, basic to advanced.

A preview of the path. The full curriculum — all 42 chapters — is on the courses page.

01

Candles, Charts & the Language of Price

Candlestick anatomy, timeframes, and how to read a chart the way a desk analyst does.

Foundation6 lessons48 min
Free
08

Market Structure & Break of Structure

Identifying swing points, trend direction, and confirming BOS vs. CHoCH in real time.

Intermediate9 lessons1h 12m
Unlocks Ch.7
27

SMT Divergence Across Correlated Pairs

Using DXY, ES, and correlated FX pairs to confirm liquidity sweeps before they reverse.

Advanced11 lessons1h 40m
Unlocks Ch.26
See all 42 chapters
Enrollment

Pick your track.

Every plan includes the full 42-chapter curriculum. Higher tiers add live sessions and direct mentorship.

Self-Paced

$0/ forever
  • Chapters 1–7 (Foundations)
  • Progress dashboard
  • Community access (read-only)
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1:1 Mentorship

$199/ month
  • Everything in Desk Membership
  • Bi-weekly 1:1 chart review
  • Personal trade journal audits
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