01The trading day in New York time
| Window (ET) | Name | What tends to happen |
|---|---|---|
| 20:00 – 00:00 | Asian killzone | Range building; creates highs and lows that become liquidity |
| 02:00 – 05:00 | London open killzone | Raid of the Asian range (Judas swing), then the London move |
| 03:00 – 04:00 | London Silver Bullet | FVG entries in the London expansion |
| 07:00 – 10:00 | New York AM killzone | 08:30 data, 09:30 cash open; highest volume of the day |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | AM Silver Bullet | The most-traded Silver Bullet window |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | NY lunch | Thin, choppy; many professionals stand aside |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | New York PM | Continuation or reversal into the close; 14:00–15:00 Silver Bullet |
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NoteDaylight saving
All killzones are defined in New York time. The US and UK change clocks on different dates, so for a few weeks each spring and autumn the London–New York gap is 4 hours instead of 5. The TradeBolt session clock converts automatically to your local time.
02The Judas swing
At the start of a killzone, price often makes a deceptive move in the opposite direction of the day’s eventual trend — running the previous session’s highs or lows to collect liquidity — before reversing. Traders call it the Judas swing.
Pro insightTime + price
A sweep of the Asian high during the London killzone carries more weight than the same sweep at 12:30 in the afternoon. Time is a filter that removes a large share of low-quality setups.
Key takeaways
- Killzones concentrate liquidity: London 02:00–05:00, NY AM 07:00–10:00 (ET).
- Silver Bullets: 03:00–04:00, 10:00–11:00 and 14:00–15:00 ET.
- The Judas swing raids the prior session’s liquidity before the real move.
- Always think in New York time and convert carefully.
Common mistakes
- Trading the NY lunch chop
- Forgetting daylight-saving mismatches between the US and UK
- Ignoring scheduled news at 08:30 and 10:00 ET
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