Inside Joseph Plazo’s TEDx Breakdown of the Most Volatile Minute in Markets

Joseph Plazo began his TEDx talk with a jolt: “If you don’t know how to trade the 9:30 AM open, you’re not trading the market—you’re trading its shadows.”

As with all Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital insights, Plazo framed the NY Open as a high-probability environment when you understand the underlying order flow.

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

Plazo warned that the first burst of volatility is where most retail accounts die.

A Break of Structure Reveals Direction

He described this as the “TEDx moment” where probability becomes precision.

Plazo’s Liquidity-First Model

Plazo showed that indicators website react too slowly for the opening volatility.

5. The Opening Range Strategy

Plazo explained that the opening 1-minute candle sets the “Opening Range,” which becomes the battlefield for the next 10–30 minutes.

The Standing Ovation

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.