The Day's First Real Manipulation
Often takes one side of the Asia range first — know the pattern before it catches you off guard.
Before you start: No prior concept needed.
Part of the My Edge Official framework — refined through thousands of hours of chart study.
London is the day's first real manipulation — a session with substantially greater participation and liquidity that often extends the range established overnight, and sets the conditions that New York will later either confirm or reverse.
- Core Idea
- Why It Exists
- How Professionals Read It
- Practical Application
If Asia is the quiet setup, London is the day's first real "action" — a session with far more participants and moves that often extend the range Asia set up overnight.
London often makes a fake move before making the real one — so don't rely on the first move, wait for confirmation.
Advanced explanation⌄
Core Idea
London session: 2:00 AM–5:00 AM New York time (always based on local New York time, including daylight saving adjustments).
Why It Exists
The London session often: increases market liquidity, extends the trading range established during the Asia session, delivers liquidity from nearby liquidity pools, forms or respects higher-timeframe PD Arrays, and establishes the market's intraday direction.
How Professionals Read It
Before trading during the London session, assess: higher-timeframe context, draw on liquidity, market structure, liquidity, and nearby PD Arrays.
Never trade simply because the market is inside the London session. Wait for liquidity alignment, a market structure shift (MSS), displacement, lower-timeframe price action, and PD Array confirmation.
Practical Application
📌 The London session provides both market context and execution opportunities. Its importance depends on higher-timeframe context, the current market narrative, and alignment with liquidity.
How to Use It
In practice:
- At the London open, first check: was Asian liquidity (high or low) taken? If so, this is often the first sign of the day's narrative.
- Look for displacement, not just movement — London often produces a fake move before the real one, so wait for an MSS on the lower timeframe before executing anything.
- Use it together with the London Kill Zone for a more precise, high-probability time window within the session itself.
Don't stop here — see how this fits with the rest of the framework.
Continue to New York Session →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the London trading session and when does it run?⌄
The London session runs 2:00 AM–5:00 AM New York time (based on local New York time, including daylight saving adjustments) and is the day's first real manipulation — substantially greater liquidity that often extends or reverses the range Asia built overnight.
How do I trade the London session?⌄
Check first whether Asian liquidity was taken, then wait for genuine displacement (not just movement) and a market structure shift on the lower timeframe before executing, since London often produces a fake move before the real one.
Is being inside London hours by itself a trading signal?⌄
No — the session alone is never a signal; it requires liquidity alignment, a market structure shift, displacement, and PD Array confirmation before it becomes a trading opportunity.
How does the London Kill Zone relate to the London session?⌄
In this framework they share the same 2:00 AM–5:00 AM window; the Kill Zone framing is used specifically as the precise, high-probability filter for manipulation-style moves within those hours.