The Narrow Window Where the Asia Range Actually Forms
The narrow window where most of the Asia range forms.
Before you start: Easiest read together with Asia Session.
Part of the My Edge Official framework — refined through thousands of hours of chart study.
Starting just before the Asia session opens, there is a narrower, more precise window where most of the meaningful range-building happens — the Asia Kill Zone. This is a time-defined period we watch for liquidity formation and early market context that will influence later sessions.
- Core Idea
- Why It Exists
- How Professionals Read It
- Practical Application
Within the full Asia Session there's a narrower, more precise window — between 19:00 and 22:00 New York time — where most of the important range-building happens. We call this window the Asia Kill Zone.
It's not a trading signal, it's a time to watch and note what's being built for later.
Advanced explanation⌄
Core Idea
Asia Kill Zone: 7:00 PM–10:00 PM New York time (always based on local New York time, including daylight saving adjustments).
Why It Exists
📌 The Asia Kill Zone is a trading session, not a trading signal. It often establishes the initial range and liquidity that can become significant during the London and New York sessions. Its importance depends on overall market context and alignment with the dominant narrative.
How Professionals Read It
Before trading during the Asia Kill Zone, assess: higher-timeframe context, draw on liquidity, market structure, session narrative, liquidity, and nearby PD Arrays.
Never trade simply because price is inside the Asia Kill Zone. Wait for liquidity alignment, a market structure shift (MSS), displacement, lower-timeframe price action, and PD Array confirmation.
Practical Application
How to Use It
In practice:
- Within this window, document the developing Asian high/low — don't chase entries; this is an observation and context-building phase, rarely an execution phase.
- Check the relationship to the NDOG, prior day's liquidity, and the RTH opening gap — these three references give the Asia Kill Zone its context (see NDOG and RTH Opening Gap).
- Combine with Asia Range Projections — the range that forms within this window is the basis for later Fibonacci projections.
Don't stop here — see how this fits with the rest of the framework.
Continue to London Kill Zone →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Asia Kill Zone and when does it happen?⌄
The Asia Kill Zone is the 7:00 PM–10:00 PM New York time window that starts just before the Asia session opens, where most of the meaningful range-building actually happens.
How should I use the Asia Kill Zone?⌄
Document the developing Asian high/low without chasing entries — this is primarily an observation and context-building phase — and check its relationship to the NDOG, the prior day's liquidity, and the RTH opening gap.
Is the Asia Kill Zone the same in every timezone?⌄
The 7:00 PM–10:00 PM window is always based on local New York time, including daylight saving adjustments, so the underlying New York clock time stays fixed even though its equivalent in other timezones shifts twice a year.
How does the Asia Kill Zone connect to Asia Range Projections?⌄
The range that forms within the Asia Kill Zone window is the base range that Asia Range Projections uses for its later Fibonacci projections.