
THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF NEW YORK ARE NOT RANDOM. 🚨 Most traders treat the 9:30–9:45 window like noise on NQ and ES. They watch price move… they react… they guess. I don’t. I recorded a breakdown showing exactly how I use the Intelligent Balance Probability Map [Herman] during the 15-Minute Opening Range on NQ. Same basic ICT concept: → Opening Range → Sweep → iFVG Nothing new. But here’s the difference: I’m not looking for direction. I already have it. → Probabilities define the bias → Statistics frame the context → Price action becomes confirmation That changes everything. The same setup everyone sees… becomes high-conviction when you know the likely side before price moves. No guessing. No chasing. No forcing trades. Just: Wait → Confirm → Execute. That’s what trading with probabilities looks like. Do you trade the Opening Range blindly… or with a statistical edge behind it?













