Joseph Plazo didn’t just talk about the New York Open—he dissected it, exposing the structural mechanics that hedge funds rely on every single morning.
He emphasized that the volatility at 9:30 AM isn’t chaos—it’s liquidity engineering performed by institutions and automated systems.
Plazo’s First TEDx Revelation
He showed the audience how institutional algos aggregate overnight demand to position price exactly where the most liquidity exists.
2. The First 5 Minutes Are a Trap—By Design
He cautioned that entering too early means donating liquidity to algos.
3. The Real Opportunity Comes From the First Displacement
He explained that this candle exposes institutional intent more reliably than any indicator.
4. The NY Open Runs on Liquidity, Not Indicators
He explained that institutions trade liquidity sweeps, Fair Value Gaps, pre-market imbalances, and opening range deviations—not moving click here averages.
The Simplest, Most Powerful NY Open Framework
A break and retest of this range—combined with displacement and a liquidity sweep—creates one of the highest-probability trades of the entire day.
What the Audience Never Expected
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.