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.”
He emphasized that the volatility at 9:30 AM isn’t chaos—it’s liquidity engineering performed by institutions and automated systems.
1. “The Market Opens Where Liquidity Is Needed”
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 described this as the “TEDx moment” where probability becomes precision.
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 averages.
Plazo’s TEDx Breakdown
Plazo explained that the opening 1-minute website candle sets the “Opening Range,” which becomes the battlefield for the next 10–30 minutes.
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.