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In this lesson, you’ll discover how to use timing as a critical trading indicator by mapping out key market areas and identifying the optimal moments to enter and exit trades. Rather than relying solely on traditional indicators, you’ll learn how to leverage time-based analysis to avoid blind spots and improve your trading precision.
We walk through a live example from crude oil and the ES chart with NASDAQ, demonstrating how to identify blind spots in the market. The key concept covered is understanding when price sits at the 50% equilibrium of a consolidation zone, which means supply and demand are equal. When you see price at this level, especially before New York open, it’s often better to wait rather than gamble on direction since there’s no clear imbalance in the market.
The lesson emphasizes waiting for reaction and volume confirmation before entering trades. Even when price approaches strong areas like the call resistance 0dt or put support 0dt, you shouldn’t immediately enter positions. Instead, watch for volume changes and momentum shifts—if bullish momentum starts to fade and sell-side volume increases, that’s when you consider your trade setup.
We also cover the importance of understanding market sessions and their overlaps. Trading during the first 30 minutes after 9:30 can be like flipping a coin due to high volatility, while waiting until the 10 Eastern hourly close often provides much clearer direction. Be particularly careful during session overlaps, such as when the London or European markets are closing, as these transitions create additional volatility that can trigger unnecessary losses.
Timing can serve as your second confirmation instead of always relying on additional indicators. The advanced trading roadmap course in the Mentor Queue Academy provides further training on mapping out your trading areas and understanding when to enter the market. This approach is also practiced in the 6am morning club, where these concepts are applied in real-time.
Video Chapters
00:00 – Introduction to trading roadmap and crude oil examples
01:49 – ES and NQ chart analysis with blind spots
03:00 – Waiting for volume reaction before entering trades
03:30 – Understanding timing around market opens
04:46 – Trading session overlaps and volatility considerations
Key Takeaways
When price sits at 50% equilibrium in a consolidation zone, supply and demand are equal, making it risky to enter before volatility events
Always wait for volume and reaction confirmation rather than entering trades immediately at resistance or support levels
Trading during the first 30 minutes after 9:30 carries high volatility risk, while the 10 Eastern hourly close often provides clearer direction
Timing can serve as your second confirmation rather than always requiring additional indicators
Video Transcription
[00:00:04.14] - Speaker 1 You were speaking about the roadmap. So Sean on Dean was saying okay, map out your areas. And this is exactly what we was doing in the 6am morning club. And we have also in the Mentor Queue Academy, an advanced trading roadmap course where you can, can can listen to where you can learn from. And this is something what we was mapped out today only on crude oil. And it's so yeah I would say it was fantastic how it works today. This is only some small examples. So you know exactly your areas. You, you have your blind spots and you can, you can time your trades. When to go into the market, that you know when to go into the market and you have a good idea.
[00:00:49.14] - Speaker 2 Patrick, if there's no questions in about 30 seconds I can make a quick example of today what happened with price action today and the timing of today. So let's go make a quick example just before the questions just to kind of show you guys especially on today how important timing was. So here I just have presented the, the just the ES chart with nq. I always have a NASDAQ and S P kind of trading side by side just to see what's going on. Especially since S P and also the VIX how always present as my biggest confluence. So so today I think yeah, the largest blind spot was around here on the ES and on NQ as well. And then we had like the next large blind spot like around the bottom which aligned perfectly because when pre New York was coming in and when you also when you zoom out, where are we right in the middle. What does that mean when we on the timing end of things when price is right in the middle 50% range of a consolidation zone, especially like a large institution levels because right, we popped up, that's what we've been doing lately.
[00:02:02.11] - Speaker 2 Last week or so, right. We just been popping from level to level. Right. I always say consolidated boom, new level. Consolidated boom, new level right here. Right. So just as a quick example and where were we? Pre market New York right at the 50 equilibrium. What does that mean? Supply demand is equal. Right. There's no great imbalance in the market. So why gamble and enter bids right before New York open, right before that first volatility push. Especially when our major levels on the blind spot as well as the call resistance 0dt and the put support 0dt in the high volume level were above and below these days you don't. Of course we don't get days like this every day. But we get when we have a day like this is perfect. And what can we Practice. It's just the patience. What did I do? I waited. No reason to enter a trade until we see the reaction. See the reaction from the institution doesn't matter up and down. Let it let price, let volume enter that level, then make a decision. I'm not saying it has to, it has to reject from here. But wait for the reaction.
[00:03:00.22] - Speaker 2 Wait for the reaction. Volume start to increase on the sell side and we got the down push right. So just be prepared. Don't be trading blindly and like just because the price comes up to a strong area, whether it's blind spot or the call resistance. Don't be adding shorts right away. Wait for the reaction. If the reaction the bullish momentum is starting to fade away. Watch the volume, take a short idea, spread your risk and see what happens. So yeah, today was just a good example that Patrick, I just quickly want to say on the timing of everything.
[00:03:30.12] - Speaker 1 It's a good point. Let us also add something to timing before we close this now. So we have no questions about this. I think everyone knows exactly what is about timing. So. But what is timing? Also timing means also if you go in 9:30 in the market so what does this meaning you can expect that high volatility. It's like flipping a coin. You have no idea in which direction it goes. Make it sense. We you can ask yourself it's all about your trading setup. Also we have most of the time with the hourly close at 10 Eastern some market shift or we get a much clearer direction. So ask yourself make it sense to trade the first 30 minutes or wait until we get get the first market close last. Last but not least we have always the questions about the trading sessions. Should we trade the Asia session? Should we trade the London session? Should we trade the New York session? I would say every everything is good. It's all about timing. So you have also events where you should looking for where the volatility came in. It's depend on your trading style. But be careful always when we have some overlap about the trading session.
[00:04:46.12] - Speaker 1 For example in the New York market if the London or European are closing we get again some volatility because the market in Europe is closing. So you should be aware of this. So this is all about timing. Make it sense to open a trade when you know exactly ah, in one minute London is closing. Maybe wait the one minute to see the reaction and not taking an and stupid idiot loss. It would not make sense. So this is what I also mean with timing. Find the right time. Ask yourself as double confirmation, second confirmation. Me and Steve we're speaking all, all the way. Since we hear in Mentor Q about timing and second confirmation, most people asking me or Steve, hey, what is your second confirmation? What indicator to use? Sometimes we're using timing, so we're waiting for the right time, not any indicator. Or maybe not the wix. We're waiting for the right time that something has happened in the market, and then boom, we there. All right. I think for timing, this was a really good. I know. Steve, you have to go. So this is why. Let's switch to the next topic.
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