The Power of Three (PO3)

The Power of Three (PO3), also known as the AMD (Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution) cycle, is one of the most powerful timing concepts in ICT trading.

The Three Phases

1. Accumulation

This usually occurs during the Asian session. Price moves sideways as smart money "accumulates" their positions without moving the market significantly.

2. Manipulation

This phase often happens at the start of the London or New York sessions. Price makes a false move in the opposite direction of the true daily trend to trap retail traders and grab liquidity.

3. Distribution

The final expansion phase where price moves aggressively toward the actual target of the day.

We provide alerts for these expansions in our Signals Service.

Timing is Everything

PO3 is a time-based concept. Understanding when these phases take place is just as important as what they look like.

Read more about timing your entries to align with these moves.