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ICT Alerts Today: NQ & ES Futures, Oct 16, 2026

3 real 5-minute ICT alerts from the Oct 16, 2026 session: bearish inverse fvg retest on ES, bearish fair value gap retest on NQ, bearish order block retest on ES. Charts, times and how far price moved after each alert.

Alert 1: Bearish Inverse FVG retest on ES at 10:55 AM ET

E-mini S&P 500 (ESZ6), 5 minute. Bearish Inverse FVG 7,795.50 – 7,798.00. The alert fired at 10:55 AM New York time, when the candle closed. Within the next hour price moved 31.5 points down from 7,782.50, the price when the alert fired.

An inverse fair value gap: a gap that price closed through, so it flips sides. A bullish iFVG was a bearish gap that is now support; the alert fires on the first retest. Inverse FVG scanner

Alert 2: Bearish Fair Value Gap retest on NQ at 12:20 PM ET

E-mini Nasdaq-100 (NQZ6), 5 minute. Bearish Fair Value Gap 29,697.25 – 29,717.00. The alert fired at 12:20 PM New York time, when the candle closed. Within the next hour price moved 233.5 points down from 29,672.50, the price when the alert fired.

A fair value gap: a three-candle imbalance where the first and third candles do not overlap. The alert fires when price comes back into the gap. Fair value gap scanner

Alert 3: Bearish Order block retest on ES at 1:45 PM ET

E-mini S&P 500 (ESZ6), 5 minute. Bearish Order block 7,726.25 – 7,732.75. The alert fired at 1:45 PM New York time, when the candle closed. Within the next hour price moved 35.5 points down from 7,722.00, the price when the alert fired.

An order block: the last opposite candle before a strong move. The alert fires when price returns to it. Order block scanner

Real alerts from 10/16/2026, selected examples. Not every alert works. Moves shown are the largest move in the alert direction within 1 hour, not trade results. Not financial advice. Futures trading carries substantial risk of loss.