ICT Kill Zones
LOKZ // London Killzone ⇒ 02:00-05:00 NY time // 07:00-10:00 London time - Highest
probability of creating High of the day when market bearish / Low of the day when market
bullish - Highest volume and volatile movement - The PA during London Session sees the
highest probability of a large directional move in the 24h day - 5 am to 7 am / 10am - 12 am
⇒ “London launch period” ⇒ NOT to be traded - If the price is trending in London session
we might see a quite NY session and vice-versa - If the price is consolidate in London session
highest probability is we see a trending move in NY session - High probability to see PO3 2
am to 7 am NY time // 7am -12 am London time
- If price doesnt revert in London we can expect the big move will be in NY
NYKZ // New York Killzone ⇒ 07:00-09:00 NY time, extends to 14:00 // 12:00 - 14:00
London time extends to 19:00 - Use NY to mitigate a loss from London/Asia - Easiest time to
trade because of overlap. The secret is what happened in London. - Not every pair has to have
a setup in New York BUT every NY open has to have a setup in 1 or more pairs /USD - The
PA during NY Session sees a consistent round of Economic News Releases - sometimes
predictable sometimes not - 12 am to 1 pm // 17 - 18h⇒ “NY launch period” ⇒ NOT to be
traded - Continuation of London’s Move with a small pullback or a complete reversal on the
daily direction
Low forming in London, we can anticipate a retracement lower in the NY Open and
agreement with that daily bias
- When the daily is in a near one sided momentum ⇒ it is easiest to look for a confirmation of
that direction in the London PA. If London agrees with the Daily bias - we can anticipate NY
to post a continuation setup. Reversals require more insights
LCKZ // London Close Killzone ⇒ 10:00 - 12:00 NY time // 15:00 - 17:00 London time -
Time-frame for entry search: 5m - Smaller and faster moves compared with the open KZ (a 5
minute OTE Setup, very short term moves, 15m POIs for TPs) - Retracement off the High of
the day on Bullish days OR Bounce of the Low of the day on Bearish days - LOKZ bounce
play - Consolidation - Asia put the low - market rally untill London Close where it reverted
into the close. - High in Asia - price starts to dump untill London Close.
- London Close can create continuation points for swings that trade well into the NY
afternoon hours. Other times - London Close can create continuation.
Asian Range ⇒ 7:000-00:00 NY time // 00:00 - 05:00 London Time - Valid only when price
consolidates in a range - If the daily bias is Bullish and we took the low in LOKZ look for
longs. Touching just the bottom of the range or creating equal lows doesn't validate the entry
criteria - If the daily bias is Bearish and we took the high look for shorts - Real move
happening in London - If missed the entry then wait for NYKZ to start and mark the liquidity
pocket available/happened in LOKZ - Aggressive moves after daily close (Asia Hours) tend
to get reversed around London/US Hours. - Aggressive moves early in the week tend to get
reversed later in the week.
