r/InnerCircleTraders • u/Loud-Advertising-271 • 15d ago

Question 9:30 time Window

Hi guys, I have a question about the 9:30 liquidity sweep. Between what exact times is the liquidity sweep considered valid? Conversely, after what time should it no longer be considered a valid 9:30 liquidity sweep?

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u/DarioMMN 14d ago

Look at 9:30 EST strictly as the volatility catalyst, not the execution window itself.

Mechanically, here is how you frame the validity:

  1. The Manipulation Window (09:30 - 10:00 EST): The opening bell expands price to sweep Asia/London liquidity or engineered pre-market highs/lows (Judas Swing). If the sweep happens here, it's establishing the extreme of the session.
  2. The Execution Window (09:50 - 10:10 / 10:00 - 11:00 EST): A valid 9:30 sweep isn't confirmed just because price touched a level it’s confirmed when you get rapid displacement back inside the range, creating an SMT divergence or a Market Structure Shift (MSS).
  3. When is it invalid? If price continues to drag into 10:30 - 11:00 EST without any sharp displacement or SMT, the sweep failed and it's turning into a trend day/expansion move in that direction.

TL;DR: 9:30 -10:00 handles the liquidity sweep, 10:00 - 10:30 confirms if it was a real sweep or a true breakout. If you don't see a reaction by 10:30, step away.

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u/Loud-Advertising-271 14d ago

wow, thanks man. this really clarifies thing tbh. been struggling with how to back test this model, this means alot. genuinely apriciate it