The anatomy of the window
The NY killzone spans roughly 08:30-11:00 New York time (DST-aware on the chart). Its recurring beats: the 08:30 data reaction (on release days everything pivots on this — see news rules), the 09:30 equity-open volatility injection, and the mid-window trend decision, where NY either accepts London's direction or raids London's extreme and reverses. Inside it sits the fabled 10:00-11:00 Silver Bullet hour — a favourite precision slot because by then the data dust has settled and the day's true direction often executes its cleanest leg.
The core decision: continuation or reversal of London
Come 09:00-10:00 ET, one question earns all your attention: is NY ACCEPTING beyond London's high/low, or SWEEPING it? Acceptance — close beyond, follow-through, business building — means continuation: enter the first pullback to the violated extreme, per break-and-retest. A sweep — the wick through that closes back inside — means the reversal engine is loading: demand the displacement shift, then enter the retrace, per the reversal sequence. Same two archetypes as everywhere, arriving here on a timetable.
Rules for the violence
Data days: flat through the release, first tradeable structure appears 15-45 minutes after, not seconds. Stops: NY wicks are the deepest of the day — buffers per the ATR guide, or the window will collect you before it pays you. One decision per day: the continuation-or-reversal call, once made and traded, should not be re-litigated at 11:30 in thin liquidity. When the killzone closes, so should your appetite for new entries.
The live chart draws the NY killzone and Silver Bullet windows plus London's levels automatically — the whole decision framework on one screen. Nothing here is financial advice.
FAQ
What time is the New York killzone for gold?
Roughly 08:30-11:00 ET, wrapping the US data slot and the equity open, with the Silver Bullet precision hour at 10:00-11:00 ET inside it. The chart draws all of it DST-aware.
What is the Silver Bullet setup?
A precision window (10-11 ET) where, after the data noise, the day's dominant direction often runs its cleanest displacement leg — traded via a liquidity sweep into an FVG/OB entry with the trend of the morning's decision.
Should beginners trade the NY killzone?
Only the no-data days, only small, and only the retest side of the continuation/reversal decision. Release-second trading in this window is the fastest tuition bill in gold.
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