Eclipse Academy
Eclipse Academy is where the Eclipse Edge curriculum is taught. Open now: Price Action & Market Structure, a module of the Nasdaq index futures pathway, in thirteen interactive chapters with illustrative diagrams, a worked MNQ case and self-checks. General education only. Nothing you select is stored.
From theory to the chart.
Thirteen chapters and one worked case, each applying the theory to MNQ. Every chapter follows the same structure, from objectives and concepts to outcomes, execution, practice and a self-check. Take them in order.
Chapter 01 is a free preview. Chapters 02 onwards and the worked case are part of full access.
How to use the Academy
- 01 Work through the chapters in order Each chapter builds on the one before. Chapter 01 defines acceptance, rejection and balance; Chapters 02 to 08 apply them to sweeps, retests, displacement, fair value gaps, premium and discount, order blocks and multi-timeframe analysis; Chapters 09 and 10 cover risk management, position sizing, trade management and execution; Chapters 11 and 12 cover trading psychology, performance discipline and strategy validation; Chapter 13 brings everything together in a complete trading plan and daily operating procedure.
- 02 Use the interactives Switch between outcomes and scenarios, and step through the case study. Diagrams are illustrative unless they are marked as recorded figures.
- 03 Complete the self-check before moving on Choose an answer before reading the model answer, then work the practice checklist on a chart of your own. If a question is unclear, revisit that part of the chapter.
- 04 Finish with the worked case The MNQ case applies all five stages of the framework to one real session, read three ways: hold, failure and balance.
Ticks and answers are not saved or sent. The worked case remembers which stages you have opened, on this device only. General education only, not financial product advice.
- Acceptance: price, time and follow-through
- Liquidity sweeps and failed breakouts Paid
- Retests: when a level holds and when it gives way Paid
- Displacement and market structure shift Paid
- Fair value gaps Paid
- Premium and discount Paid
- Order blocks Paid
- Multi-timeframe analysis Paid
- Risk management and position sizing Paid
- Trade management and execution Paid
- Trading psychology and performance discipline Paid
- Backtesting, trade statistics and strategy validation Paid
- Building a complete trading plan and daily operating procedure Paid
- Volume, order flow and auction market theory Paid
- One MNQ session, read through the framework Paid
Acceptance: price, time and follow-through
Acceptance means price has established itself beyond a level, rather than merely trading through it briefly.
A wick through resistance is not acceptance. A candle closing above resistance is evidence, but on its own it is not always sufficient.
Learning objectives
- 01Define acceptance in terms of price, time and follow-through.
- 02Distinguish acceptance, rejection and balance at a level.
- 03Apply the five acceptance rules to an illustrative level.
- 04Use the three ICT stages to move from location to a defined execution model.
- 05Complete the acceptance checklist before treating a level as accepted.
- 06Explain why a single touch or wick is not acceptance.
Five practical rules
A structured framework, not exchange rules- 01 Close beyond the level A candle closes above resistance or below support.
- 02 Hold beyond the level Subsequent price action does not immediately reclaim the old range.
- 03 Time spent beyond Price spends meaningful time trading beyond the level.
- 04 Retest behaviour Price returns to the level and respects it from the other side.
- 05 Continued auction Price develops further trading activity and progresses away from the level.
Acceptance, rejection or balance
Resistance example · illustrative level 28,400- 01 Closes above 28,400
- 02 Holds above
- 03 Retests and finds buyers
- 04 Continues higher
- 01 Trades above 28,400
- 02 Fails to hold
- 03 Closes back below
- 04 Sellers regain control
- 01 Reaches 28,400
- 02 Trades on both sides
- 03 No sustained close away
- 04 Value builds at the level: wait
Applying it with ICT: three stages
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Stage 1 Liquidity
- Identify buy-side or sell-side liquidity.
- Does price sweep liquidity above a previous high or below a previous low?
- Is the sweep occurring at a meaningful higher-timeframe level?
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Stage 2 Displacement
- Look for strong directional candles.
- Look for a market structure shift (MSS).
- Identify whether a fair value gap (FVG) forms.
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Stage 3 Acceptance
- Does price hold beyond the key level?
- Does the retest respect the level?
- Does the next move support the intended direction?
A liquidity sweep is not automatically acceptance. A market structure shift is not automatically acceptance either.
This is a decision aid, not a mechanical entry signal. Not every condition must occur for acceptance, and no checklist guarantees continuation. Your ticks stay on this page and are not saved.
The distinction that matters
- Acceptance
- The market is comfortable trading at the new prices.
- Rejection
- The market attempts to trade at new prices but cannot sustain them.
- Continuation
- The market moves further in the direction of acceptance.
Eclipse Edge teaches acceptance as a combination of price, time and follow-through, with candle closes and retests treated as evidence rather than rigid guarantees.
Next chapter Acceptance above a level versus a liquidity sweep followed by a failed breakout. Continue below ↓Liquidity sweeps and failed breakouts
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Retests: when a level holds and when it gives way
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Displacement and market structure shift
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Fair value gaps
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Premium and discount
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Order blocks
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Multi-timeframe analysis
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Risk management and position sizing
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Trade management and execution
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Trading psychology and performance discipline
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Backtesting, trade statistics and strategy validation
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Building a complete trading plan and daily operating procedure
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Volume, order flow and auction market theory
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One MNQ session, read through the framework
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