How Joseph Plazo Decoded the NY Open at TEDx

Joseph Plazo began his TEDx talk with a jolt: “If you don’t know how to trade the 9:30 AM open, you’re not trading the market—you’re trading its shadows.”

As with all Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital insights, Plazo framed the NY Open as a high-probability environment when you understand the underlying order flow.

Why the Open Isn’t Random

Plazo explained that the opening price isn’t chosen by humans—it’s determined by overnight liquidity distribution and pre-market order imbalance.

Institutional Liquidity Hunts at the Open

He explained that institutions use this window to sweep overnight highs and lows, grabbing liquidity before the real move begins.

The Plazo Principle: Wait for the Kill Shot

Plazo revealed that the first true signal comes when the market delivers a displacement candle—a powerful, directional move showing where smart money has chosen to go.

4. The NY Open Runs on Liquidity, Not Indicators

Plazo showed that indicators react too slowly for the opening volatility.

5. The Opening Range Strategy

A break and retest read more of this range—combined with displacement and a liquidity sweep—creates one of the highest-probability trades of the entire day.

The Standing Ovation

When the talk ended, the crowd understood something they’d never considered:
the New York Open isn’t chaotic—it’s engineered.
And if you learn the engineering, you learn the trade.

Joseph Plazo transformed the NY Open from a mystery into a map—one that traders can follow with confidence, discipline, and institutional logic.