When Joseph Plazo stepped onto the TEDx stage, he didn’t open with abstractions or motivational soundbites. He opened with the most explosive minute in global finance: 9:30 AM New York Time, the moment Wall Street takes its first breath.
Plazo stressed that the 9:30 AM open is where algorithms expose their intent—if you know how to read them.
Why the Open Isn’t Random
Plazo explained that the opening price isn’t chosen by humans—it’s determined by overnight liquidity distribution and pre-market order imbalance.
Institutional Liquidity Hunts at the Open
He explained that institutions use this window to sweep overnight highs and lows, grabbing liquidity before the real move begins.
The Plazo Principle: Wait for the Kill Shot
He explained that this candle exposes institutional intent more reliably than any indicator.
Why Indicators Fail at the Open
He explained that institutions trade liquidity sweeps, Fair Value Gaps, pre-market imbalances, and opening range deviations—not moving averages.
The Simplest, Most Powerful NY Open Framework
He revealed that hedge funds follow this model because it filters noise read more and isolates algorithmic intent.
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.