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Liam Merrilees ICT Liquidity-Sweep Model

It passed both steps, but it took 8.5 months. For six of those months the account was down from its high.

Source Liam MerrileesVideo published Oct 18, 2025
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Scorecard · Challenge replayMedium sample · 41 trades
Trades
41
Win rate
46%
Profit factor
—
Reward : risk
2R
Biggest drop
8%
Net result
—

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The test

How I tested
Manual replay
When
Not said in the video
Market
MES futures
Trades
41
Risk per trade
Not said in the video
Fees
Not said in the video

The numbers

Trades41
Win rate46%
Biggest drop8%
Risk vs reward2R

Trade log

Liam Merrilees ICT Liquidity-Sweep Model

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More from the test

Instrument
MES futures
Timeframe
15-minute with 3 EMAs (50/100/200)
Time to pass
8.5 months (both phases)
Filtered win rate
53% excluding Wednesdays
Best session
London, 57% win rate

A note

Six of those months were spent below the account high.

Where the numbers come from

Checked Sep 22, 2026. These numbers come from the video. They are backtest or simulated results, not live trading, and not financial advice.

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