You can have the perfect analysis, but if you enter at the **wrong time**, you will sit in drawdown for hours, getting chopped up by low-volume noise.
The **Interbank Price Delivery Algorithm (IPDA)** runs on a schedule. There are specific windows of time—called **Kill Zones**—where the algorithm is programmed to seek liquidity and reprice assets.
**Prerequisite:** You **MUST** set your chart timezone to **UTC-4 (New York Time)**. The algorithm operates on New York banking hours.
SVG 1: The Algorithmic Schedule (Major Kill Zones - NY Time)
1. The London Open Kill Zone (LOKZ)
**Time:** 02:00 AM – 05:00 AM (NY Time). This is often where the **High or Low of the Day** is set.
**The Judas Swing (Liquidity Trap):** The LOKZ often begins with a **"Judas Swing"**—a fake move to sweep the Asian Session highs or lows, trapping early traders before the true directional move begins.
SVG 3: Judas Swing / Liquidity Trap at London Open
**Strategy:** Wait for the sweep (Judas Swing) to complete. Look for a **Market Structure Shift (MSS)** on a lower timeframe to confirm the real direction.
2. The New York Open Kill Zone (NYKZ)
**Time:** 07:00 AM – 10:00 AM (NY Time).
**Characteristics:** This is the most liquid time of the day, overlapping with London. Volatility is injected by **US News (8:30 AM)**. It usually offers a **Continuation** of the London move or a major **Reversal** if London ran too far.
**Strategy:** If London was Bullish, wait for a pullback during the NYKZ to **buy the dip**. Target the High made during London.
3. The London Close Kill Zone (LCKZ)
**Time:** 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (NY Time).
**Characteristics:** London traders are closing positions. This often causes a **Retracement** or **Reversal** of the morning trend as profits are taken.
**Strategy:** Look for **Counter-Trend Scalping**. If price hit a major Daily Resistance during NYKZ, look to sell the London Close reversal.
4. Anatomy of a Perfect Trading Day
Trading the Kill Zones means waiting for institutional narratives to unfold sequentially:
SVG 2: Anatomy of a Perfect Trading Day (The Institutional Flow)
5. Risk Management & Time Discipline
Trading only during Kill Zones is a form of **risk management**. You actively avoid low-volume periods (like the Asian Session after the initial range is set or the NY lunch hour) where price action is often choppy and unpredictable, leading to unnecessary losses.
- **Sniper Focus:** Pick one or two KZs that fit your schedule. Your win rate and **Risk-to-Reward Ratio** will naturally improve by focusing on high-volatility, high-liquidity periods.
- **Avoid Dead Zones:** If you open a trade outside these hours, you are gambling. Use the Realtime Market Dashboard to track the start and end of these sessions.
Final Thoughts
**Timing is everything.** Wait for the Kill Zones. The algorithm does the work during these specific hours.
Patience gets paid. The sniper waits for the target to walk into the crosshairs; he doesn't run around the field chasing it.
