Anomaly - Advanced Course - Lesson 4 - Sessions Killzone

Main ideas / concepts taught

• The lesson teaches “if-then” decision logic for forecasting likely next-session behavior—especially London and New York—based on whether earlier sessions (Asia and London) reverse or consolidate.
• It emphasizes session behavior using a framework of:
  • Reversal vs continuation profiles for the trading session
  • Key levels created by prior session structure (e.g., gaps, order blocks, refined levels)
  • Liquidity draw (“draw on liquidity”) as a purpose for price movement after the profile confirms
  • Wick-size rules to determine whether a candle is tradable (small wick = more likely; large wick = invalidation / poor conditions)
  • 4-hour candle timing (“Killzone”) mapping to trading windows
• It then breaks down how to trade:
  • Asia continuation and reversal
  • London continuation and reversal
  • New York A.M. continuation and reversal
  • New York P.M. continuation and reversal
• It also introduces a “universal model” linking daily IRL/ERL (inside-range / equilibrium-style terms) to 4-hour swing formations (e.g., C2/C3 expansion/retracement candles) for confirmation.

Note: Many terms appear to be proprietary jargon (e.g., “C2/C3,” “SMT divergence,” “ERL/IRL,” “key level,” “draw on liquidity”). The instructional logic is broadly consistent, though the subtitles may contain spelling/wording imperfections.

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If-then statements (core methodology)

1) Forecasting based on Asia + London “reverse” behavior

• If Asia consolidates, then:

  • What should we expect London to do?
    • London should reverse (framed as the expected conditional).

• If London reverses, then:

  • Expect New York to continue (a continuation scenario).
  • New York continuation should originate from:
    • A key level London created (specifically referenced as a gap area).
  • Additional confirmation:
    • Order blocks for continuation may also be present.

2) What if neither Asia nor London reverses?

• If Asia neither reverses nor produces an established low/high, then:
  • Build a reversal profile for the session you’re trading.
• If London also doesn’t reverse, then:
  • Expect New York to reverse
  • Reversal is guided by:
    • Reversing off London’s low (speaker notes London prints the “current low of day”).

Profile selection rule (important)

• If previous sessions did NOT reverse: expect a reversal profile
• If previous sessions DID reverse and hit a key level: expect a continuation profile

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Session kill zone timing (as a checklist)

London session kill zone (framed with 4-hour candle logic)

• Primary 4-hour candle(s): one London trading 4-hour block
• Main candles emphasized (London early):
  • 2:00 a.m.
  • 3:00 a.m.
  • 4:00 a.m.
• Not as relevant:
  • The 5:00–6:00 a.m. run (described as less relevant)
• 30-minute framing within the 4-hour:
  • Focus on the first six out of eight 30-min candles that make up the 4-hour block.

6:00 a.m. 4-hour candle internal timing

• Relevant time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  • Reason: described “drivers” exist (references include 8:30 news and 9:30 equities open)
• Not relevant: periods with no volatility

10:00 a.m. 4-hour candle internal timing

• Ideal timing for setups: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
  • Especially early in that 4-hour candle when trading reversal candles
• 30-minute detail:
  • Focus about half of that time span.

New York A.M. cutoff

• For New York A.M. traders, cut off around 12:00.

How the lesson simplifies sessions into 4-hour blocks

• A 4-hour candle is treated as a session, and there are multiple 4-hour candles per day.
• Asia session:
  • Made of two 4-hour candles
  • If trading Asia expansion, trade the relevant 4-hour expansion candle
  • Example mapping: Asia expansion/reversal/continuation associated with the 18:00 / 22:00 expansion candle (as named by the speaker)

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Detailed trading logic by session (with conditions)

A) Asia session: Continuation vs Reversal

Asia continuation (two common paths)

• Either:

  • 14:00 reverses and 18:00 continues, OR
  • 18:00 reverses and 22:00 continues

• 4-hour framing includes watching for patterns such as:

  • C2 printed after hitting a relevant level
  • SMT divergence
  • Expansion expectations from the next 4-hour candle

Asia continuation setup refinement (key level + execution)

• Look for a refined key level within the previous 4-hour candle range
• Special case:
  • Sometimes an hourly gap can be used as the refined key level
• Example logic:
  • The low of day can be confirmed by a C2 on the 4-hour
  • Then 18:00 expands and 22:00 continues if conditions align

Asia reversals (what NOT to trade + how to trade)

• Avoid early Asia reversal when:

  • If 18:00 forms a low of day but the candle has a large wick:
    • don’t trade reversal; instead trade 2200 continuation
  • If 18:00 doesn’t form a low of day, but 22:00 does and has a large wick:
    • don’t trade Asia reversal; instead trade London continuation

• How to trade Asia reversal (positive conditions):

  • Asia reversal is tradable when:
    • Price hits a key level and
    • It reverses with a small wick, or
    • It doesn’t reverse but still respects the 1800 low logic
  • Key requirement noted:
    • If the day opens near a refined key level, Asia can reverse
    • (Examples include daily open proximity to a refined level like a gap)

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B) London session: Continuation vs Reversal

London continuation (4-hour window: 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.)

Continuation conditions described as two cases:

1. Asia puts in the low of the day, then:
   • If 18:00 puts the low of day → 22:00 expands
2. If 18:00 does not put the low of day, but:
   • 22:00 does → trade C3 continuation on the 4-hour

London continuation execution notes

• Speaker describes gaps created from the closure of the 22:00 candle
• London opening near that gap supports:
  • reversal into expansion
  • then continuation toward liquidity

London reversal

• Condition logic:
  • When previous sessions do not reverse, London’s candle should reverse.
• Wick rule:
  • Large wick suggests invalidation for that reversal profile
  • Prefer setups that form reversal into an expansion candle
• Refinement method:
  • Mark the previous candle’s range (from the relevant timeframe/candle, e.g., a C2 on daily)
  • Find a refined key level in the lower half of that range
  • Use lower timeframes (e.g., hourly) to locate the key level the market tags

Avoiding a specific London reversal window

• The speaker notes cases where you cannot engage within:
  • the 4-hour time window, specifically the 2:00 a.m. 4-hour candle
• Reason:
  • If the key level is taken and price runs far away from the opening price, it creates a very large wick, treated as not tradable
• Alternative:
  • Trade the 6:00 a.m. continuation instead

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C) New York A.M. session

New York continuation (A.M. structure)

• Focus first on the 6:00 a.m. 4-hour candle
• Ideal sequence:
  • Day opens low
  • 2:00 reverses into C2
  • then trade 6:00 a.m. continuation as C3

New York reversal (A.M.)

• Same wick logic:
  • If prior sessions didn’t reverse:
    • the 6:00 a.m. candle must reverse
  • Large wick: don’t trade
  • Small wick: can engage with a reversal profile

Second half: 10:00 a.m. 4-hour candle

• Ideal case:
  • 6:00 a.m. hits a key level and reverses but has a large wick
  • In that case:
    • don’t participate
    • wait for 10:00 a.m. open, where expansion is expected

Reversal rule summary

• Large wick → invalidation
• Small wick → reversal profile tradable

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D) New York P.M. session (14:00 4-hour candle)

New York P.M. continuation (high emphasis rule: “open draw”)

• For continuation at New York PM, there must be an open draw (open liquidity).
• Reason:
  • Late-day conditions often cap the day after a large expansion candle
  • Continuation is more credible when liquidity is still “available”
• Setup logic:
  • If 10:00 a.m. reverses, then 14:00 opens with open draw near the 14:00 open, enabling continuation

New York P.M. reversal

Two reversal scenarios:

1. Reversal after a large expansion away from daily open

   • Large wick candles cannot expand well beyond the opening price
   • New York often reverses back into the range

2. Daily profile hitting a key level late

   • If price hits a key level late-day, expect it to:
     • close back within the range
     • form a reaction like a C2 (closing back inside after the wick)

How to trade a 14:00 New York reversal (method)

• Use a delayed retraction profile (compared to 10:00 a.m. logic)
• Candle characterization:
  • Daily opens low first
  • Price makes a significant move away → creates a large wick
  • Continuation is unlikely; instead:
    • expect a move back into the range (countertrend logic)
• Targets:
  • EQ or a gap in the previous 4-hour candle
• Most ideal condition:
  • The day expands into a relevant level late, then:
    • 14:00 comes back into the daily range to close inside (or create the wick the next day uses)
• Best confirmation pattern:
  • When all three sessions prior expand the same direction, PM session typically caps and returns into the range
• Bonus rule:
  • Can also work if 10:00 reverses off a daily key level and then you trade 14:00 continuation back into the range

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Universal model framework (integration rules)

Reversal day using IRL → ERL

• Requirement:
  • A key level is necessary on the daily timeframe (IRL is the key level)
• Confirmation:
  • Confirm reversal day low using a 4-hour swing
• Execution:
  • After engaging the 4-hour key level and seeing it does not reverse:
    • expect reversal off the previous candle’s low
  • Then trade the reversal candle (any session) if it has a small wick (and/or if draw liquidity exists for continuation expectations)

Continuation day using IRL → ERL

• Steps described:
  • Mark the equilibrium of the previous day’s range
  • Find a refined key level in the upper half (speaker references a “fair value gap”)
  • If price engages that level and shows a small wick, trade it

Manipulation range method

• Reversal day (manipulation ranges):

  • Daily engages a range low
  • Low of day printed from a 4-hour C2
  • Trade back to the daily open (opening target; price may struggle to trade beyond it)

• Continuation day (manipulation ranges):

  • Previous day reverses at a refined key level in the upper half
  • A relevant swing acts as manipulation range
  • 4-hour reversal candle confirms low of day
  • Trade continuation into opposing range high / further objectives

ERL ↔ IRL reversal/continuation logic

• ERL to IRL reversal
  • Treated as countertrend off a higher low
  • Target fair value gap / previous low as IRL
• When IRL is inside the previous day range
  • Identify 4-hour gaps within that prior range
  • Wait for reversal and target back to IRL
• Variant:
  • If ERL is the daily reaction point, IRL can be within the current day range
• Fading a higher-timeframe expansion candle:
  • Assume it will close back into its own range
  • Look for a C2 in the 4-hour to signal reversal/close-out
  • Then target IRL back into the daily range

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Speakers / sources featured

• Single speaker/instructor (unnamed): The subtitles present one continuous teaching voice introducing and explaining concepts. No other speakers or identifiable sources are referenced by name.