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.
1. “The Market Opens Where Liquidity Is Needed”
Plazo illustrated that the opening print is designed to facilitate institutional execution, not retail convenience.
2. The First 5 Minutes Are a Trap—By Design
He cautioned that entering too early means donating liquidity to algos.
The Plazo Principle: Wait for the Kill Shot
Plazo revealed that the first true signal comes when the market delivers a displacement candle—a powerful, directional move showing where smart money has chosen to go.
Why Indicators Fail at the Open
He explained that institutions trade liquidity sweeps, Fair Value Gaps, pre-market more info imbalances, and opening range deviations—not moving 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.
Why Plazo’s TEDx Talk Hit So Hard
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.