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The ICT/SMC trading operating system

Trade by structure.
Not by feel.

One workspace where ICT & SMC traders learn, test, simulate, journal, and improve — graded by a behavioural engine on every trade.

Run your first replay in under 5 minutes. Cancel anytime before day 14.
Built for ICT & SMC traders Cancel anytime No signals · no guru calls
81Academy modules
5Prop firm sims
220Lock cells
13Calculators
17Instruments · real candles
4Behavioral scores
◆ Every market · one engine

Forex, Indices, Metals, Crypto.
One workflow, four asset classes.

Real 1-minute candles. ICT killzones. Auto-tagged setups. The same Lock, the same Decision Grade, the same journal — across every chart you trade.

● Forex Live · LDN
EUR/USD1.0867
Spread 0.4 · M15 · Bullish OB
61%
WR · LDN
+3.2R
Avg
10
Pairs
◆ Indices Live · NY
NAS10021,847
+0.42% · NY AM · Premium zone
58%
WR · NY
+2.4R
Avg
3
Indices
◇ Metals Live · LDN/NY
XAU/USD2,634
FVG retrace · M15 · Discount
64%
WR · KZ
+2.8R
Avg
2
Metals
◈ Crypto Live · 24/7
BTC/USD67,891
BOS · H1 · Trending up
52%
WR · all
+2.1R
Avg
2
Pairs
Inside the platform

This is what trading by numbers looks like.

Every panel below is a real workspace surface, wired to one data spine. Run a replay, watch the Lock evaluate, journal the decision, get a Decision Grade on every entry. No tab-switching. No spreadsheets.

DBN Workspace
Replay Academy Challenge Journal
Live · Sim Account
Killzone London Open
00:42:18
Until close · NY AM in 02h 18m
Academy Progress
ICT Track14 / 18
Risk Track7 / 8
Streak12 days
Prop Challenge
PhaseFTMO · 1 / 2
Profit target+6.2 / 8 %
DD remaining$3,840
Days left22 / 30
EUR/USDM15 · LON 1.0867 +24 pips
Bullish OB FVG BOS Liquidity sweep
Rule break detected. You moved your SL further from entry on the last trade. The journal flagged it. Decision Grade penalty applied. Review the play before the next entry.
Strategy Confidence
82/ 100
London OB-FVG · 18 trades · 61% WR
Decision Grade Pass
4.4/ 5
Plan adherence94%
SL discipline89%
Entry timing71%
Risk Calculator
Account$48,250
Risk %0.75%
SL distance28 pips
Suggested lots1.29
R:R1 : 3.2
Journal Today
Trades3
Win rate66.7%
Net R+5.4R
Rule breaks1
Cell · ict:ob:london:premium Decision Grade · 4.2 / 5 Synced · 2s ago
Command terminal

Drive the platform from a single command line.

Every surface of DBN is reachable from a Bloomberg-style command bar. Replay a session, evaluate the Lock, query journal stats, ask the coach — without leaving the workspace.

DBN Terminal~ session.live Connected · 2s ago
/replay EURUSD M15 london OKReplay loaded · 2,847 candles · seed 42 ICTBullish OB at 1.0820 · FVG above · active KZLondon Open active · 00:42:18 remaining /lock evaluate LOCKCell ict:ob:london:premium LOCKScore 78 · verdict ● GREEN LOCK18 prior trades · 61% WR · +3.2R avg /journal stats 30d JRN47 trades · 61.7% WR · +18.4R JRNBest: London OB · Worst: NY PM revenge JRNDiscipline 87 · Execution 75 · Risk 82 /coach COACHEmotion drift detected COACH6 NY PM entries with confidence < 5/10 COACHRecommend: sit out NY PM today
Lock Verdict ● GREEN
78/100
ict:ob:london:premium
Decision Grade
Plan adherence94%
SL discipline89%
Entry timing71%
Composite4.4 / 5
Decision Grade
4.2
/ 5 · rolling 20-trade average
/commands history esccancel
Connected · sync 2s
Why most traders fail

You don't have a setup problem.
You have a process problem.

Most ICT traders already know what an Order Block is. They blow up because no system catches them in the act. Pick the problem that hurts most — see the exact feature, the workflow stage, and the behavioural change DBN gives you.

The seven stages

From watching tutorials
to running real trading reps.

DBN takes a trader through seven stages. Each one answers a specific question, hands clean data to the next, and replaces a guess you used to make with a number you can read.

01Learn
Do I actually know the model?

Master the methodology.

Seven tracks. 81 quiz-gated, practice-gated modules. Daily review queue. Concepts end with a live tool, not a watch-time counter.

BEFOREWatching tutorials AFTERQuiz-passed mastery
ACADEMY · I-778%
Liquidity Sweeps & Stop HuntsCURRENT
12-day streak · review queue 4 due
02Build
What are the rules?

Compose the strategy.

Pick from 50+ vetted ICT/SMC strategies or compose your own with the rule builder. Entry, exit, invalidation — defined, not improvised.

BEFORE"Vibes-based" entries AFTERDefined rule sets
STRATEGY · LONDON SILVER BULLETFIT 92
Sweep Asian range low
MSS bullish on M5
FVG retrace entry
SL: range high · TP: 1:3 R:R
Window: 08–09 UTC only
Saved · linked to backtest
03Backtest
Does the edge hold up?

Prove it on real candles.

Walk-forward (train 60 / validate 20 / test 20), Monte Carlo with 1,000 iterations, three execution-realism profiles. Spread, slippage, swap, commission tracked per trade.

BEFORE"Looks profitable on chart" AFTEROut-of-sample held edge
BACKTEST · 6 MONTHS · WALK-FORWARD+24.8%
OOS
Sharpe 1.82PF 2.14DD −6.4%
04Simulate
Can I survive a real evaluation?

Run the prop challenge.

Five rule-accurate firms (FTMO, FundedNext, MyFundedFX, Lark Funding, E8). Real DD limits, profit targets, consistency rules, scenario randomisation — pass it before you pay for it.

BEFORE$500 lost on a real eval AFTERPass-rate proven first
FTMO · 100K · DAY 822 / 30 LEFT
PROFIT TARGET+6.2 / 8.0%
DD REMAINING$3,840 / $5,000
Dossier 67% · on track
05Execute
Will I follow the plan?

Trade with a Lock between you and the impulse.

220-cell predictive Lock evaluates every entry against your historical edge. Green = take it. Red = stand down. Override and the system learns from the outcome.

BEFOREClick and hope AFTERLock-gated entries
LOCK · ICT:OB:LDN:PREM● GREEN
78
Take the trade
Edge confirmed · 18 prior · 61% WR
1.29
Lots
28p
SL
1:3.2
R:R
0.75%
Risk
06Journal
What did I actually do?

Auto-logged. Auto-tagged. Auto-graded.

Every trade — sim, paper, prop, live — logged with ICT context (OB / FVG / BOS / KZ), Decision Grade, and behavioral score. The objective record you've never had.

BEFORE"I'll log it later" AFTEREvery trade graded
JOURNAL · LAST 7 DAYS+5.4R
09:14EUR/USD · BUY · OB·LDN+3.2R4.4
14:08XAU/USD · SELL · FVG·NY+1.8R3.9
17:42EUR/USD · BUY · revenge−0.8R2.1
10:21GBP/JPY · SELL · CHoCH+2.6R4.3
07Improve
Where is my edge leaking?

Close the loop. Then run it again.

The coach surfaces what's compounding and what's leaking. Discipline drift, hesitation patterns, best-session edge, worst-setup penalty — all from your real data, all actionable.

BEFORESame mistakes monthly AFTERCompounding skill
COACH · WEEKLY REPORTRATING +12
★ Compounding
Bullish OB on London — 71% WR across 24 trades
⚠ Leaking
NY PM revenge entries — 4 in 7 days, 0 wins

One loop. Every trade compounds your data — and the system gets sharper with you.

The platform, in detail

Nine systems. One workflow.

Every feature is wired to every other. The journal feeds the Lock, the Lock evaluates every setup, the Decision Grade scores every trade, the simulator drills the workflow before live capital touches it. Built for repeatable execution.

01 · Academy Outcome Understand the model

An 81-module academy that ends in execution, not a watch-time counter.

Six tracks. Read-Quiz-Practice flow on every lesson. Every concept ends with a "Field Test" CTA into the actual tool that uses it. Spaced-repetition queue for retention. Track-completion certificates you can print.

  • 81 modules — Foundations, Price Action, ICT/SMC, Risk, Execution, Prop Firm Mastery
  • Mastery system — Read → 66% Quiz → Practice in the live tool
  • Daily Review Queue — 1/3/7/14/30 day spaced repetition, capped at 8/day
  • Prerequisite gating — 35 advanced modules locked until basics are passed
Open the Academy
ACADEMY · ICT TRACK14 / 18
ICT & SMART MONEY · I-7 LIQUIDITY SWEEPS Engineered Liquidity & Stop Hunts i-1 · Premium & Discount Arrays DONE i-5 · Order Blocks · Bullish & Bearish DONE i-7 · Liquidity Sweeps & Stop Hunts CURRENT i-9 · Silver Bullet · 1H Windows LOCKED DAILY REVIEW · 4 DUE · 12 DAY STREAK
02 · Paper Trading Outcome Practice execution

Practice the decision, not the click.

Four practice modes — Free Practice, Scenario Training, Strategy Drills, Pressure Test — all running on real historical price action with realistic spread, slippage, and session volatility. Every trade scored on plan adherence, not just P&L.

  • Real candle data — 1-minute bars from Twelve Data & Binance
  • Pressure mode — drawdown limits, daily trade caps, escalating cooldowns
  • Auto-tagged setups — every trade carries the OB / FVG / BOS context
  • Behavioral scoring — Discipline / Execution / Risk / Emotion 0-100
Try the Paper Trade Lab
PAPER TRADE · EUR/USD$48,250 · +2.4R TODAY
03 · Prop Challenge Simulator Outcome Test your discipline

Pass the eval before you pay for it.

Five rule-accurate prop firm simulators (FTMO, FundedNext, MyFundedFX, Lark Funding, E8) with real daily/total drawdown, profit targets, max trade caps, and consistency rules. Scenario-randomised — no two attempts replay the same week.

  • Pro-Pass Mode — compressed UI showing only Dossier %, DD remaining, target distance
  • Adaptive difficulty — wider spreads when you're winning
  • Forced reflection — 3 consecutive losses triggers a written debrief
  • Scenario library — 8 archetypes (trend, range, news shock, reversal week)
Run a Challenge
PROP CHALLENGE · FTMO 100KDAY 8 / 30
PROFIT TARGET +6.2% / 8% TARGET DD REMAINING $3,840 / $5,000 LIMIT EQUITY · DAY 1 → 8 D1D4D8
04 · Backtesting Outcome Prove the rules

Institutional-grade backtests, not Excel pretending.

Three-phase walk-forward (train 60% / validate 20% / test 20%). Monte Carlo with 1,000 iterations. Three execution-realism profiles. Spread, slippage, swap, and commission tracked per trade.

  • Walk-forward — out-of-sample testing baked in by default
  • Monte Carlo — 1,000 iterations, full percentile distribution
  • 20-metric report — Sharpe, Sortino, recovery factor, tail risk, edge ratio
  • Behavioral scoring — hesitation, revenge, risk inconsistency flagged
Run a Backtest
BACKTEST · LONDON OB-FVGWALK-FORWARD
METRIC VALUE RANK Net P&L+ $24,840A Win Rate61.4%A Profit Factor2.14A Sharpe / Sortino1.82 / 2.34B Max Drawdown−6.4%B Out-of-sampleHeld edgeA MONTE CARLO · 1,000 RUNS · 95th %ile DD = −9.1%
05 · Strategy Builder Outcome Build a repeatable playbook

Compose strategies from rules. Not from feel.

An AI matching engine pairs you with strategies that fit your experience, time availability, sessions, and psychology. 50+ vetted ICT/SMC strategies in the database. Build your own with the rule composer, then export it straight to backtest or paper trade.

  • 50+ strategies — across 12 categories, all with verified entry/exit rules
  • AI matching quiz — 8 dimensions, weighted scoring, transparent reasoning
  • Custom builder — step-by-step entry & exit rule composer
  • Performance tracker — log trades per strategy, see what's actually working
Open the Strategy Builder
STRATEGY · LONDON SILVER BULLETFIT 92 / 100
DIMENSION FIT Experience match 92 Risk tolerance 86 Session availability 97 Trading style 85 Psychology profile 78 RECOMMENDED London Silver Bullet · 08–09 UTC sweep + MSS + FVG retrace
06 · Trading Journal Outcome Find the leaks

Auto-logged. Auto-tagged. Auto-graded.

Every trade — sim, paper, or live — flows into one journal automatically. Setup tags from the ICT analyzer. Decision Grade scored against your plan. Behavioral patterns surfaced when they hurt your edge.

  • Cross-platform sync — sim, paper, prop, live all in one log
  • Auto-tags — every trade carries OB / FVG / BOS / KZ context
  • Decision Grade — 0-5 score, 60% plan alignment + 40% behaviour
  • Pattern recognition — best session, worst setup, recurring losses
Open the Journal
JOURNAL · LAST 30 DAYS+18.4R · 47 TRADES
SESSION BREAKDOWN London +12.4R NY AM +5.2R Asian +2.0R NY PM −1.2R AUTO-INSIGHTS ★ Bullish OB on London delivers 71% WR · 24 trades ⚠ NY PM revenge entries — 4 in last 7 days, 0 wins
07 · Psychology & Discipline Engine Outcome Stop repeating the same mistake

Train the decision before you risk the capital.

Four behavioral scores — Discipline, Execution, Risk, Emotional — computed from real behaviour, not self-report. A pre-trade gate forces you to confirm plan, setup, risk, and calm. Escalating cooldowns lock the platform after consecutive losses.

  • Pre-trade gate — 4-checkbox confirmation, mandatory below score 40
  • Escalating cooldowns — 30 min → 90 min → 180 min full lockdown
  • Forced reflection — 3 consecutive losses requires written debrief
  • Deviations Ledger — every rule break logged with cost estimate
View the Psychology Engine
BEHAVIORAL SCORES · 30DRATING 1450
87 DISCIPLINE 75 EXECUTION 82 RISK 69 EMOTION COACH · ALERT Emotion drift detected — 6 entries in NY PM with confidence < 5/10. Sit out the session.
08 · Calculators & Market Tools Outcome Standardise your risk

Every tool an ICT trader actually uses, in one hub.

Position sizing, R:R, drawdown recovery, growth projection, portfolio risk — wired to the same data spine. Killzone overlays, session intelligence, market scanner, currency strength — all consistent, all current.

  • Unified calculator hub — 5 tabs, all sharing your account & risk settings
  • Killzone overlays — on every chart in every tool
  • Market & session intelligence — scanner + strength + economic calendar
  • Daily Markup — multi-timeframe bias workspace
Open the Tools Hub
RISK CALCULATOR · EUR/USD0.75% RISK
Account size $48,250 Risk per trade 0.75% SL distance 28 pips Suggested lots 1.29 Risk in cash $361.88 PORTFOLIO RISK · 3 OPEN POSITIONS EUR/USD 0.75% · GBP/JPY 0.50% · XAU/USD 0.40% · TOTAL 1.65%
09 · Methodology Engine Outcome Trade only when conditions match

A predictive Lock that knows when your edge is on.

220 cells of personalized calibration data. The Lock computes a go/no-go score from setup × session × market state × your historical performance. Green = take it. Amber = think twice. Red = stand down. Every override is logged and learned from.

  • 220-cell predictive Lock — built from your actual results, not generic tables
  • Decision Grade — every trade scored 0-5 against your plan
  • Behavioral Scores — Discipline, Execution, Risk, Emotional · 0-100 each, tracked per trade
  • Override learning — when you bypass red and win, the Lock updates
Read the methodology white papers
LOCK · 220-CELL EDGE MAPCELL · ICT:OB:LDN:PREM
Pure ICT & SMC

The methodology, rendered as instrumentation.

Order Blocks, Fair Value Gaps, Breaks of Structure, Liquidity Sweeps, Killzones, Premium & Discount — every concept lives in the platform as a live, detectable, log-able event. Not as bullet points in a PDF.

Order Block · OB

The last opposing candle before a displacement move.

Auto-detected on every active timeframe. Marked on chart, journaled on entry, scored on outcome.

OB
Fair Value Gap · FVG

Imbalance left behind by aggressive displacement.

Detected on a 3-bar pattern. Tracked until filled. The mid-line becomes a high-probability retrace zone.

FVG MID
Break of Structure · BOS

Confirmed close above the last swing high (or below low).

Differentiated from CHoCH. Used as the trend-confirmation gate for continuation setups.

BOS · CLOSE
Liquidity Sweep

A wick that takes out swing-high or low liquidity, then reverses.

Combined with CHoCH and a return inside range — the textbook ICT reversal trigger.

LIQ SWEEP
Killzones

London Open. NY AM. NY PM. London Close.

The four windows where institutional flow concentrates. Overlaid on every chart, with countdown timers.

LDN NY PM NOW
Premium / Discount

Where price sits inside the dealing range.

Buys from discount, sells from premium — the equilibrium-aware entry filter that keeps you out of late entries.

PREMIUM EQ DISCOUNT
Discipline system

A behavioral engine that protects you from yourself.

Most platforms hand you a chart and walk away. DBN scores your discipline in real time, throws a cooldown when you're tilting, and forces a written reflection after consecutive losses. Built for the trader you want to be, not the one chasing the next entry.

● Behavioral scores · live

Four scores. Updated every trade.

Discipline, Execution, Risk and Emotional stability — each 0–100, computed from your actual behaviour, not self-report. Drop below 40 on any one and the platform tightens around you.

87
Discipline
75
Execution
82
Risk
69
Emotion
⚠ Escalating cooldown

Two consecutive losses → 30-min lockout.

Three → 90 minutes plus a written debrief. Four → full lockdown for the day. The cooldown protects the next decision, not the last one.

Cooldown active · level 2
01:23:14
Trading is locked until 14:36 UTC. Use the time to journal, not to trade.
◆ Forced reflection

Three losses in a row? Write before you trade.

A 20-character minimum reflection unlocks the next entry. No checkbox theatre — you have to articulate what broke, in your own words, before the platform lets you back in.

Required before next entry
What changed in your last three trades?
Skipped pre-trade gate · entered into NY PM revenge · risk size grew 1.5×…
▣ Deviations ledger

Every rule break logged with a cost estimate.

Six deviation types — revenge, SL move, oversize, gate skip, missed setup, override loss. Each one acknowledged and annotated. The pattern stops being invisible.

Revenge EUR/USD entry 2 min after −0.8R loss −$285
SL move SL widened 12 pips post-entry · XAU −$140
Oversize 1.8 lots vs 1.0 plan · GBP/JPY −$95

Skip the rest of the page.
Run a replay yourself.

Free 14-day trial. Full workspace, full academy, full simulators — unlocked from minute one. Cancel anytime before day 14.

Open the Workspace
Why this exists

Not another signal group. A full workflow.

DBN replaces the YouTube-tutorial-plus-Discord-plus-spreadsheet rig that most ICT traders are running. One platform. One data spine. Every action logged, scored, and connected to the next decision.

What you get YouTube tutorials Discord groups Spreadsheets DriveByNumbers
Structured ICT/SMC curriculum Scattered No No 81 modules · 7 tracks · gated
Live ICT pattern detection No No No OB / FVG / BOS / Sweep auto-tagged
Walk-forward backtesting No No Manual, error-prone Train / Validate / Test + Monte Carlo
Prop firm challenge simulator No No No 5 firms · rule-accurate · randomised
Auto-logged journal No No If you remember Sim · paper · live · auto-scored
Behavioral discipline scoring No No No 4 scores · cooldowns · forced reflection
Pre-trade decision gate No No No Lock + 4-checkbox confirmation
One connected workflow No No No Every tool feeds the next
No signalsNo "buy now" alerts. We teach the read.
No income promisesNo "$10k a week" claims. Skill compounds, not hype.
No guru callsNo follow-the-leader Discord. You learn to call it.
Replay-driven practiceEvery setup tested on real candles before live capital.
Reviewable journalEvery trade auto-tagged, scored, queryable.
Risk control built inCooldowns, daily caps, forced reflection — by default.
Before · After

Your trading process, before and after.

Most traders aren't missing knowledge. They're missing a system that catches them in the act and shows them the mistake before it repeats.

⊘ Before DBN

Trading by guesswork.

  • Random YouTube notes in five different folders
  • Emotional entries with no defined invalidation
  • No rule tracking from one trade to the next
  • Zero replay reps before live capital
  • Spreadsheet journal that gets abandoned in week three
  • No review loop — same week, same mistakes
  • No idea which behavioural pattern keeps repeating
✓ After DBN

Trading by repeatable execution.

  • One curriculum, six tracks, quiz-passed mastery
  • Rule-based setup builder with defined invalidation
  • Replay reps and paper-trading before any live trade
  • Auto-tagged journal — every trade carries setup, session, behaviour
  • Four behavioural scores updating after every trade
  • Prop-style evaluation runs without burning real eval fees
  • Coach surfaces the leak before the next trade
The graduation path

Four stages. One growth arc.

Every feature is unlocked from day one. Your Decision Grade, behavioral scores, and Lock-aligned win rate measure your progress — they don't lock you out of tools. Pay for the platform, get the platform.

01 · LEARN

Build the model.

Foundations, ICT, SMC, risk, execution — taught as a curriculum, not a video pile. Quiz-gated, practice-gated.

  • 81 modules, 7 tracks
  • Read → Quiz → Practice
  • Daily review queue
02 · BUILD

Compose the strategy.

Pick from 50+ vetted strategies or compose your own with the rule builder. Backtest the rules. Walk it forward.

  • Strategy matching quiz
  • Rule composer
  • Walk-forward backtest
03 · TRADE

Run the playbook.

Practice on real candle data, then a prop simulator, then a live broker bridge. The path is yours to walk at your own pace.

  • Paper trading lab
  • 5 prop firm sims
  • Live bridge (NT8 / TV)
04 · IMPROVE

Close the loop.

Decision Grade, behavioral scores, deviation ledger, coach recommendations — the system shows you exactly what to fix next.

  • Decision Grade per trade
  • Coach recommendations
  • Weekly review report
Your first 14 days

What you actually do
in your free trial.

Cancel anytime before day 14. A clear path from "what is DBN" to "I just attempted my first prop-style challenge" — in two weeks.

Day 1

Build your trader profile

5-minute calibration quiz. Style, sessions, risk tolerance, weakness pattern.

→ Onboarding · Profile
Day 2 – 3

Start the academy path

First three modules of your personalised ICT/SMC sequence. Read → quiz → field-test.

→ Academy
Day 4 – 5

Build your first setup

Pick from 50+ vetted strategies or compose your own — entry, exit, invalidation, all defined.

→ Strategy Builder
Day 6 – 8

Replay and paper-trade

Run the setup on real 1-minute historical candles. Build reps without risking capital.

→ Workspace · Paper Trade
Day 9 – 11

Find your leaks

Open the auto-tagged journal. See which session works, which setup leaks, which behaviour repeats.

→ Journal · Coach
Day 12 – 14

Attempt a prop-style challenge

FTMO, FundedNext, MyFundedFX rules — exact. See if your discipline holds before paying for the eval.

→ Prop Challenge Sim

Run your first structured trading session today.

Pick a market. Load a replay. Grade the setup. Take the trade. Review the decision. All inside one workflow — in under five minutes.

Cancel anytime · No signals · No guru calls · Pure ICT & SMC

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