💬 Discussion#london-session#forex#liquidity#pattern
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Wolf Cub
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One London session pattern I keep seeing traders miss: the "Asian range liquidity grab" at the open.
Price spends the Asian session building a quiet range. Retail traders have their stops just outside this range — and institutional players know it.
Right at the London open, price spikes 10–20 pips beyond the Asian high or low, grabbing retail stop-loss orders, then reverses sharply.
Once you spot the pattern:
1. Wait for the spike beyond the Asian high/low
2. Watch for a rejection candle (pin bar or engulfing)
3. Enter the reversal with a stop just beyond the spike high/low
I've tested this on EUR/USD and GBP/USD over 3 months — the Asian range sweep happens in the first 30 minutes of London about 60% of days where the Asian range was 30 pips or less.
Have you noticed this pattern in your trading? Which pairs do you see it on most?