Important Time Levels For Trading

Summary

In this video, TTrades delves into the concept of important time levels that are crucial for successful trading. The creator explains how they use specific time intervals, such as 1:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and others, to gauge market movements in their daily trading routine. The video highlights how these times correspond to events like market openings or news releases, and how they can influence trading strategies, including observing the behavior of candles and utilizing concepts such as order blocks and premiums or discounts. With practical examples and insightful analysis, TTrades presents a comprehensive guide to integrating time-based strategies in trading.

Highlights

• TTrades discusses the vital time levels used daily in trading: 1:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and beyond! ⏰
• The video explains how 8:30 a.m. often brings high impact news, affecting market dynamics! 🌟
• Learn how to use order block formations at midnight, 8:30 a.m., and 9:30 a.m. to predict market trends! 🔮

Key Takeaways

• Learn to harness specific time levels for trading efficiency! ⏰
• Understand the importance of 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for market volatility bursts! 💥
• Master order blocks and trend predictions using time-based strategies! 📈

Overview

Trading is more than just reacting to the market; it's about anticipating the right moments to act! TTrades uncovers the secret of time levels and how they can influence your next trade setup. By marking specific times such as 1:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 9:30 a.m., traders can align their strategies with market momentum, anticipating shifts influenced by new daily candle opens, news releases, and significant stock exchange activities.

The term 'Judas swing' isn’t just flashy jargon—it represents a strategic move! TTrades explains how observing market behaviors at certain times—like the lamented 8:30 a.m. news shakeout—can spell the difference between solid strategies and missed opportunities. If you're bullish, expect the judicious run up; if bearish, wait for that pivotal drop. Timing is king!

In the latter half of the video, we witness theory in action as TTrades dives into chart examples. Here, they elucidate how to couple time-based theories with practical tactics like using the midnight open as a support/resistance level. The core of this strategy lies in recognizing premium versus discount trades, thus updating our candle knowledge to predict highs and lows with precision!

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction to Important Time Levels The chapter introduces the concept of important time levels, specifically focusing on '1,00' as the time for the new daily candle open. The narrator explains their rationale for using specific times and emphasizes the significance of these times in daily routines.
• 00:30 - 01:00: Significance of Time Levels in Trading The chapter delves into the importance of understanding time levels in trading, particularly in relation to high-impact news releases and market openings. Key times like 8:30, when news embargoes are lifted and significant news may be announced, and 9:30, when the New York Stock Exchange opens, are crucial for traders to note. The chapter also highlights the significance of 4-hour candle openings at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., which can affect trading strategies. The author emphasizes the variability of these times across different asset classes, such as Forex, which doesn't follow the 9:30 open. All times discussed are in Eastern Standard Time, and the chapter aims to guide traders on how to utilize these specific time benchmarks in their trading strategies.
• 01:00 - 01:30: Understanding Time Levels for Daily and 4-Hour Candles This chapter explores the concept of using time levels to analyze market candles, specifically focusing on the daily and 4-hour candles. The discussion includes using the times 1:00, midnight, 10:00, and 2:00 in conjunction with the Open, High, Low, Close (OHLC) data of a given time period. It emphasizes the 18:00 and 0:00 as daily candles, while 10:00 and 2:00 are used for 4-hour candles. Additionally, midnight is used as a support and resistance level, along with 8:30, to potentially provide price support for upward movements.
• 01:30 - 02:00: Using Midnight and 8:30 as Support and Resistance The chapter discusses the use of specific time intervals like midnight and 8:30 as key support and resistance levels in trading analysis. It emphasizes recognizing patterns such as a Judas swing or order block formation around these times to predict price movements. The author illustrates a bullish scenario and anticipates price behaviors based on these patterns, indicating that a more detailed exploration will be covered in subsequent sections.
• 02:00 - 03:00: Analyzing Bullish and Bearish Trends This chapter is focused on understanding bullish and bearish trends in trading, specifically analyzing the role of candle timings like the 4-hour candle at 10:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. It discusses how opening and closing positions can signal bullish trends through the concepts of accumulation and manipulation. Additionally, the chapter highlights the importance of considering premium or discount pricing, as well as support and resistance levels, when analyzing trends. When the price is above both the 8:30 and midnight positions, it may signal a bearish trend.
• 03:00 - 03:30: Practical Chart Examples The chapter 'Practical Chart Examples' explains concepts like Judith swing, order blocks, and the significance of specific time frames such as midnight, 8:30, and 9:30. It underscores the importance of observing opposing runs in charts when bullish or bearish signals are anticipated. This is illustrated with practical chart examples, emphasizing that once an order block is established, the previous low is not expected to be breached as the trend continues higher.
• 03:30 - 04:30: Example Analysis on Lower Time Frames In this chapter, the focus is on analyzing charts using lower time frames by combining multiple trading concepts. The author illustrates the importance of identifying a market bias. Observations are made about the respect for the consequent encroachment of a wick and the closing inside the previous day's high, which suggests a potential move lower the following day. The chapter emphasizes the significance of using lower time frames to confirm this bias, noting the absence of an upper wick at the daily open as a key indicator.
• 04:30 - 05:30: Further Examples and Application in Charts The chapter discusses trading strategies focusing on 'failure swings' where price trades to a new low. The context is set in terms of 'premium' and 'discount' in relation to midnight prices, with the price being above, indicating a 'premium' and a bearish trend. The narrative anticipates a scenario where a new high is formed at the daily open, with an expectation for a wick formation during the New York session to initiate a reversal leading to lower prices. This is illustrated as part of the broader strategy of anticipating market moves based on these indicators.
• 05:30 - 06:30: Applying Concepts to Lower Time Frames In the chapter titled 'Applying Concepts to Lower Time Frames,' the focus is on understanding how market movements and certain key concepts can be applied when trading lower time frames in financial markets. The discussion begins with an analysis of candle patterns, such as wicks and bodies, which form an essential part of technical analysis. These patterns are crucial for determining potential price movements. A specific example is given involving price movement in relation to the daily open and midnight open, emphasizing the concept of an 'order block' created by a series of up-closed candles. This term refers to an area where price has shown historically significant buying or selling activity and is expected to influence future price action. The transcript highlights the importance of the time of day, particularly 8:30, in assessing market conditions. It discusses the use of these open levels as support and resistance lines, allowing traders to anticipate price reversals or continuations. The notion of using these levels for 'trade backs,' meaning re-entries or continuations back to significant levels like the order block, is also examined. This approach underlines how support and resistance serve as strategic points for decision-making in a trader's strategy when dealing with lower time frames.
• 06:30 - 07:30: Detailed Example Using Timing Strategy In this chapter titled 'Detailed Example Using Timing Strategy', the transcript demonstrates an example of using timing strategy in trading. The speaker explains the concept of a 'Judas swing' happening at 8:30, which opposes the anticipated daily order flow. As the market reaches an order block around 9:30, distribution occurs, and the market moves lower. The speaker highlights how the order block coincides with midnight open and 8:30 open, which are used as support and resistance levels, resulting in a new low.
• 07:30 - 08:30: Observing Market Reactions at Specific Times In the chapter titled 'Observing Market Reactions at Specific Times,' the focus is on analyzing market behavior at distinct time frames. The discussion includes anticipating daily market trends such as open, high, low, and close based on key temporal triggers like midnight and 8:30 AM. The concept of using these times as indicators for discount and premium levels is explained, as well as the idea of a 'Judas swing' at the New York opening. There's an emphasis on the 4-hour time frame, particularly the actions surrounding the 10 AM market open, highlighting these timeframes as critical for understanding support and resistance levels in market analysis.
• 08:30 - 10:00: Final Example and Key Takeaways In the chapter titled 'Final Example and Key Takeaways,' the focus is on understanding the anticipation of market movements, particularly in a 4-hour power of three context. The key lessons revolve around analyzing how market closures within a range can signal subsequent movements. The process involves observing the opening, high, low, and closing levels of market candles to anticipate future movements, including potential retracements. A specific example used highlights a 2 p.m. retracement scenario, demonstrating the practical application of these analytical techniques.
• 10:00 - 10:30: Conclusion and Encouragement to Study Charts In the concluding chapter, the author reinforces the importance of studying charts and applies previous concepts discussed in the guide. By revisiting a specific example on the daily chart, the narration emphasizes anticipating market movements like swing highs and validations. The chapter encourages readers to apply these chart analysis techniques to anticipate lower continuations, using tools such as marking lower timeframes and analyzing candle formations. The aim is to blend theory with practical analyses to enhance trading strategies.

Important Time Levels For Trading Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 [Music] how's it going everyone this video is going to be over important time levels that I use every single day so let's get into the PDF and get started so here we are in the PDF and let's take a quick look at why I chose these times here if you take a look 1,00 is the new daily candle open midnight open is mid mid
• 00:30 - 01:00 night 8:30 is when the news embargo lifts or there's high impact news 9:30 is when the New York Stock Exchange opens 10:00 is when we have a new 4-Hour candle and sometimes news and then 2:00 p.m. a new 4H hour candle now these time openings are going to be slightly different between asset classes for instance if I'm looking at Forex these 4-Hour candles will change and we don't really have the 930 open with Forex all times are shown in Eastern Standard time but now how do I use each of these time
• 01:00 - 01:30 levels well with 1,00 midnight 10 and 2 I'm focused on using those with the Open high low close of its given time period so for the 18800 and0 that will be the daily candle 10:00 and 2:00 will be a 4-Hour candle now I also use midnight as just a support and resistance level or discount in premium and the same thing with 8:30 but for instance a lot of times midnight and 8:30 will provide support for price to go higher or
• 01:30 - 02:00 resistance for price to go lower I can consider it a premium now I also look for a Judas swing or an order block formation at midnight 8:30 and 9:30 let's take a look at this so for instance if I am bullish I want to see price open make a low or this lower Wick make a high and then a close right so if I know where these levels are and I see us move lower change the state of delivery I'm anticipating higher prices we'll get more into this in my open and
• 02:00 - 02:30 high low close video now the same thing applies with the 4H hour candle and that's where I get the 10:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. so if bullish we have open low high close or accumulation manipulation below the opening price distribution now with the 8:30 and midnight open I will consider premium or discount as well as support and resistance so for instance if I am bearish here and we are above both 8:30 and midnight then that is a
• 02:30 - 03:00 deep premium and vice versa now with Judith swing or an order block I'll use midnight 8:30 and 9:30 and what I'm looking for there is if I'm bullish I want to see opposing runs at these times so for instance bullish here 8830 makes an opposing run closes over that's now an order block I don't expect this low to be taken as we continue higher similar thing here 930 makes an opposing run lower to continue higher let's hop into the charts and go over various examples examples of these so here we
• 03:00 - 03:30 are in the charts and I'll do my best to put all these Concepts kind of together in a few examples as well as individually so the first thing I want to look for is a bias so if you notice we respect the consequent encroachment of this Wick we're closing inside previous day high so I'm looking for the next day to go lower so let's drop down to the lower time frames so here we are down on the lower time frames and what do we notice well currently our daily open has no upper Wick we're still be is
• 03:30 - 04:00 we're leaving failure swings on this low ideally looking for price to trade to make a new low at day right now where are we in terms of premium and discount with midnight right we're above it and we're bearish so that can be considered a premium we tap into the daily open we make a new high so with my anticipation of bearish price action I'm anticipating this to form a wick during New York to make a New York reversal to run lower ideally I'm looking for this candle to
• 04:00 - 04:30 look something like this eventually a wick here a body and a wick so let's see what happens we go above daily open and midnight open a deep premium series of up closed candles that is an order block there now let's see what happens at 8:30 and if you notice what is happening we can't close below midnight open let using it as a support and resistance level to trade back where ideally to this order block now 8:30 makes an
• 04:30 - 05:00 opposing run right so this is what I mean with a Judas swing 830 opposes my anticipated daily order flow now if it's reaching up there into an order block let's see what happens 9:30 reaches up now we get distribution lower and there we go and we come back and you see how this order block is paired with midnight open and 8:30 open using it as a support and resistance level to make a new low now you can see using that we
• 05:00 - 05:30 anticipated the daily open high low close using midnight and the daily open we used 8:30 as a discount and premium level as well as an opposing move or Judas swing New York open was that distribution time and then when we come back to this propulsion block we also have it paired with midnight and 8:30 which I use as support and resistance levels so you can see here at the 4H hour time frame our 10 a.m. open right so that's our time frame that we're
• 05:30 - 06:00 looking for the 4H hour power of three if we're anticipating downside we see this closure here it can't close outside the range we come back in So anticipating open high low close on the next candle what do we do we open we make a little high go lower and close now 2 p.m. what are we going to get well if we're going to get a retracement that will happen at 2 p.m. and we get a little retracement there you can see how
• 06:00 - 06:30 it sweeps this slow to then go back into the range that is a great example of combining all of those Concepts that I talked about in the PDF together so let's go back to the daily chart here if we're anticipating a continuation lower what are we looking at here well we formed a swing High we close below this up close candle so if that is going to be validated I'd like to see it respect the consequent encroachment right here so going down to the lower time frames once again we'll go ahead and Mark out
• 06:30 - 07:00 our daily open and then what do I want to see I want to see an open high low close right because I want a continuation of the trend lower where does that high want to be put in well ideally in the lower half or at this mean threshold of the up closed Candle on the daily chart as we continue ahead here you can see make a low okay I want to see what happens when we get into New York
• 07:00 - 07:30 okay so played a little bit too far ahead there but what do we notice we are trading above the daily open and midnight open so considering that a premium at 8:30 what happens let's go down to a lower time frame to see this you can see at 8:30 we make an opposing run to sweep this high before the distribution lower right what has midnight used once we close below used as resistance to continue lower they going back out to this higher time frame we're anticipating in a continuation of
• 07:30 - 08:00 trend lower to make an open high low close on The Daily time frame let's see what happens we get a continuation you see how New York open on a lower time frame this Wick that means it went higher first to then go lower once it trades back up New York open is used as resistance so letting this continue to play out you can see how New York open was once again used as resistance so going to the 4-Hour time frame you can see what happens here well at six we
• 08:00 - 08:30 make an opposing run reaching back up into these up closed candles and then dropping lower so what do we have this up Clos candle into an important level that's an order block so if we're going to get a retracement when does that occur well it would be on the flip of a new 4-Hour candle or at 10:00 a.m. and 10: a.m. gets that move up into that level so you can see how that timing works if we're going to continue down when would that occur at 2 you can see we start to make move lower at two so
• 08:30 - 09:00 hopefully you can see how I use these time levels every single day let's take a look at our next example here we are currently above our daily open and midnight open let's let it play out a little you can see right here we sweep out all these lows so if we're going to get a continuation higher we'd have our open which is right here our low that was just put in and then we'd want to see it continue higher to put in a high before closing right and what do you notice when does this move down occur or if we go down to a lower time frame 830 makes a move down right manipulation
• 09:00 - 09:30 down distribution where up as we let this continue forward what happens midnight open is used as a support level to continue higher let's see and there we go we start to continue higher and as we let the day finish out you can see open low I close midnight open was used as that support level and when does this distri bution occur we go
• 09:30 - 10:00 down to a lower time frame here you notice it happens after 9:30 right 9:30 makes an opposing run we close over and then we get continuation higher once again the 4-Hour candle we sweep the low close if we're going to get a continuation higher at 10:00 a.m. make an open low high close so here we are in our next example and if we just take a look what do we have resting on these highs some pretty equal highs with an imbalance above and what do we notice in terms of Premium discount with these
• 10:00 - 10:30 levels well we are below midnight we are below 8:30 we are below the daily open and New York open just made an opposing run or a run down right 8:30 made a run down let's see what happens okay opposing run down close over this is an order block so now if this New York reversal is going to occur this low should not be taken now we just had a new 10hour candle here so we make an open low high close right so let's see so there I'm anticipating to be the low
• 10:30 - 11:00 of the 10hour candle I want to see open low I close or accumulation little manipulation there distribution and there we get a continuation higher you can see how these levels are used as resistance and New York open used as support and then we go take the high out right comes back uses this as a resistance area continues higher so here we are on another example what do we notice 830 did makes an opposing run or
• 11:00 - 11:30 a run down we get a closure over that let's see one more candle there okay we get our closure over so now validating this as an order block I would not anticipate this low to be taken let's go ahead when could this distribution occur either 9:30 or 10 right so we go lower what do we notice here's New York open makes an imposing run or a run higher normally unless it's going to just go if it comes back into the range it's likely
• 11:30 - 12:00 to seek these lows here we make a new low midnight is used as support and let's see as we near 10: we now have a new order block formation let's see 10: occurs what do we get an opposing run lower and then see what happens little consolidation before moving higher so if I change this to the 4-Hour candle here you can see we make the open make a low and then we'd want to see this continue
• 12:00 - 12:30 until when well we don't want to see it until 2 p.m. so let's see when do we get a new 4our candle 2 p.m. right here so you can see we made an open low high close so let's take another look at that 10hour open high low close on the 4H hour chart you can see with the 6 a.m. candle we swept out these lows closed over this down close candle if we're going to get expansion higher open low High close and there we go you can see
• 12:30 - 13:00 this candle opens puts in a low makes a high then closes and we're very close to this liquidity level so then the 2PM candle just goes and takes that out so now let's take another look at the timing of things you can see here we have midnight open that's being used as a support level here we're reacting out of a fair value gap down close candles out of that fair value Gap currently supporting price what do we notice about 830 830 makes an opposing run or run
• 13:00 - 13:30 down into this old order block as we continue ahead you can see we close over this right let's see what 930 does right so we reach back into this order block if you notice 930 makes a run lower to sweep out some more lows but that's the continuation higher and there we go but if you really get into the charts and study these opposing runs or just these times you'll learn quite a bit so let's get into a couple more examples so here here we are with another example as we
• 13:30 - 14:00 near New York what happens well we just swept out these lows series of down Clos candles Let's see we close over now I can anticipate this low to be left if we're going to continue higher now we're currently holding this fair value Gap we close over the down Clos candle into that fair value Gap let's see what happens at 930 you can notice that 930 is the volatility that enters the market to draw this move higher and then we get a continuation you can see how that
• 14:00 - 14:30 timing works with 9:30 and 8:30 and for our last example here we're going to take a look at es on the 15-minute chart and what do we notice about 830 here 830 made a run higher and we come and close below this up Clos candle validating it as an order block at 8:30 and see we were traced into this order block 9:30 makes an run a little bit higher on a lower time frame and then drops lower and then we get a move lower to sweep
• 14:30 - 15:00 out these lows now you can see this is at 10 if we change this back to a 4-Hour candle again we just made an open low we don't have any High yet right the high is the same as the opening price the open low you can see how Midnight's used as resistance and then we start to trade higher here and the 2PM candle is what finishes off these highs here now I hope you found this video helpful there is quite a few Concepts that go into it but if you get into your charts and study
• 15:00 - 15:30 you will figure some things out you did enjoy it please consider liking and subscribing and I'll see you guys next time have a good one