Educational content — not financial advice. Past behaviour of a setup does not guarantee future results. Practise in demo first and never risk more than your plan allows.
Institutional logic
The Asian session range builds clear liquidity pools: buy-side liquidity above the Asian high and sell-side liquidity below the Asian low. Around the London open, large participants often run these stops to fill orders before price commits to the true daily direction.
Setup rules
- Mark the exact high and low of the Asian session (00:00 – 07:00 UTC).
- Wait for the London open (07:30 – 08:30 UTC) to aggressively sweep past the Asian high or low.
- Look for an immediate, sharp rejection candle closing back inside the Asian range.
- Confirm a lower-timeframe Market Structure Shift (MSS) with displacement — an energetic expansion candle breaking the previous swing high/low.
Entry trigger
Limit order at the 50% equilibrium of the Fair Value Gap (FVG) formed during the Market Structure Shift.
Stop loss
2–3 pips beyond the liquidity-sweep high/low.
Take profit
Opposite side of the Asian range (the Asian low if shorting a sweep of the high), or a minimum 1:3 R:R target.
London opens at 08:00 UK time, which is 07:00 UTC during UK summer time (BST) and 08:00 UTC in winter — adjust the window to the season.