Open sweep · NQ · 2024–2026
Sweep the previous day's high at the open → it usually keeps going.
77%
Two opens tested — the 18:00 ET re-open and the 02:00 London open. When the 18:00 open takes out the previous day's high in the first 3 minutes, price keeps going 77% of the time. The London open runs even more.
Continuation after a first-3-minute sweep — by open
Price pushes past the swept level instead of trading back through it
London sweeps continue the most (82%) but also snap back the most (52% reversal) — not set-and-forget.
18:00 open
Runs 77%
takes prev-day high ~37% of nights
London open
Runs 82%
but reverses 52%
Down-side sweeps
Weaker
67–76%
How to use it
At both the 18:00 re-open and the 02:00 London open, a first-3-minute sweep of the previous day's high usually continues. London runs even harder but also reverses more often — manage it, the continuation isn't clean.
Not advice · AI-backtested over 2024–2026 · check it yourself