Strategy · CRT × Mitigation
The CRT × Mitigation Strategy
Candle Range Theory tells you which way price should expand. ICT mitigation tells you where to get in with tight risk. Put them together and you have the method this whole store is built around — CRT for direction, mitigation for the entry. Here's how the two halves fit, with the full playbook inside the course.
What mitigation means
When price moves fast it leaves inefficiencies behind — imbalances, gaps, and the origin points of strong moves that never got fully traded. Mitigation is the widely-observed tendency for price to return to those areas before continuing, effectively "filling in" the move it skipped. An ICT mitigation entry waits for that return rather than chasing the initial expansion.
On its own, mitigation is a timing tool. It doesn't tell you which direction to trade — it tells you where a good entry might be if you already know the direction. That's the gap CRT fills.
Why CRT and mitigation belong together
CRT gives you the bias: the range and the sweep tell you which way price is likely to expand. But entering right on the sweep can mean a wide stop or a chased entry. Mitigation solves that — you wait for price to return to the inefficiency the initial expansion left, and enter there, in the direction CRT already gave you.
The result is a cleaner entry with tighter, better-defined risk on the same idea — direction from CRT, precision from mitigation. Size it correctly with the risk/reward calculator and the tighter entry often means a stronger reward-to-risk ratio on the same target.
The full playbook is in the course
This page explains why the two concepts combine. The course teaches the actual execution — which inefficiencies qualify, how to confirm the mitigation is holding rather than failing, exactly where entry and invalidation sit, and how to avoid the trap of "mitigation" that's really just a trend continuing straight through your level.
If you're still getting comfortable with the two halves separately, learn the CRT logic in CRT strategy explained and the ICT building blocks in Learn ICT first — then this is where they meet.
Frequently asked questions
What is mitigation in trading?
It's the tendency for price to return to an inefficiency — a gap or the origin of a strong move — before continuing. A mitigation entry waits for that return rather than chasing the initial move, usually giving tighter, better-defined risk.
How does mitigation combine with CRT?
CRT provides the direction from the range and the sweep; mitigation provides the entry by waiting for price to return to the inefficiency the expansion left. Direction from one, precision from the other.
Is this an advanced strategy?
It combines two concepts, so it helps to understand each first. The course teaches them in order — CRT, then mitigation, then the combined method — so you're not thrown in at the deep end.
Direction from CRT, precision from mitigation
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