When applying ICT’s Candlestick Fundamentals, traders often focus on the body of the candles—the area between the open and close—since it encapsulates the bulk of the volume and transaction activity. However, the wicks (also known as shadows) play a significant role in ICT’s methodology. Long wicks are treated as volume inefficiencies, akin to Fair Value Gaps (FVG). The underlying expectation is that price may seek to revisit the Consequent Encroachment (C.E.), which correspo