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Internal range liquidity :-
But a concept you must know when range trading
Internal Range Liquidity (IRL) is a concept from ICT (Inner Circle Trader) and Smart Money Concepts (SMC). It refers to liquidity that exists inside the current trading range, rather than above the swing high or below the swing low.
Think of the market as having two types of liquidity:
External Range Liquidity (ERL): Stops resting above major highs or below major lows.
Internal Range Liquidity (IRL): Liquidity inside the range, such as equal highs/lows, old highs/lows, fair value gaps (FVGs), order blocks, and short-term swing points.
Example
Suppose Bitcoin is trading between $100,000 (low) and $110,000 (high).
External liquidity:
Above $110,000 (buy stops)
Below $100,000 (sell stops)
Internal liquidity:
Equal highs at $105,500
Equal lows at $103,000
Fair Value Gap around $106,200
Short-term swing highs and lows within the range
These are all areas where price may be drawn before it seeks the larger external liquidity.
How Smart Money Uses It
A common sequence is:
Price targets external liquidity (takes out a major high or low).
It reverses.
It retraces into internal liquidity (an FVG or order block).
From there, it continues toward the opposite external liquidity.
For example:
Bitcoin sweeps the high at $110,000 (external liquidity).
It drops into a bullish Fair Value Gap at $106,000 (internal liquidity).
Buyers step in.
Price rallies toward the next external liquidity.
Why It Matters
Understanding internal liquidity helps traders:
Identify likely retracement zones after liquidity sweeps.
Find higher-probability entry points.
Avoid chasing price after a breakout.
Combine liquidity targets with order blocks and fair value gaps for better timing.
If you’re trading crypto using ICT concepts, a practical rule is:
External liquidity is the destination; internal liquidity is often where price retraces before continuing its move.
This framework is especially useful on higher timeframes (4H, Daily) to identify the main draw on liquidity, then on lower timeframes (15M, 5M) to use internal liquidity areas for entries.
Few examples
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