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.
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.
4. The NY Open Runs on Liquidity, Not Indicators
Plazo showed that indicators react too slowly for the opening volatility.
5. The Opening Range Strategy
A break and retest of this range—combined with displacement and a liquidity here sweep—creates one of the highest-probability trades of the entire day.
What the Audience Never Expected
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.