Joseph Plazo’s TEDx Masterclass on Trading the 9:30 AM New York Open

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.”

Representing the research discipline of Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital, Plazo explained that the 9:30 AM open isn’t random volatility—it’s structured, predictable, and algorithmically orchestrated.

Plazo’s First TEDx Revelation

He showed the audience how institutional algos aggregate overnight demand to position price exactly where the most liquidity exists.

Where Most Traders Lose Immediately

According to Plazo, this is the “institutional collection phase”—a predictable maneuver disguised as chaos.

The Plazo Principle: Wait for the Kill Shot

Plazo revealed that the first true signal comes when the market delivers a displacement candle—a here powerful, directional move showing where smart money has chosen to go.

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.

5. The Opening Range Strategy

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.

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.