From the moment Joseph Plazo took the TEDx floor, the crowd sensed they were about to be taken inside a part of trading very few retail traders understand—the controlled chaos of the New York Open.
Plazo stressed that the 9:30 AM open is where algorithms expose their intent—if you know how to read them.
1. “The Market Opens Where Liquidity Is Needed”
He showed the audience how institutional algos aggregate overnight demand to position price exactly where the most liquidity exists.
Where Most Traders Lose Immediately
He cautioned that entering too early means donating liquidity to algos.
A Break of Structure Reveals Direction
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
With Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital data, he demonstrated how sessions repeatedly target liquidity levels set overnight and at 8:30 AM.
Plazo’s TEDx Breakdown
Plazo explained that the opening 1-minute candle sets the “Opening Range,” which becomes the battlefield for the next 10–30 minutes.
What the Audience Never Expected
When the talk ended, the crowd understood Institutional-grade trading systems 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.