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London Kill Zone
Also: London Open Kill Zone · LKZ · London Session
Definition
ICT's designated high-probability window during the London session where institutional liquidity raids are most likely. Always treated as liquidity-engineering time — not a breakout window. Where the daily Judas often completes.
Common mistakes
- Trading the first impulse of London without waiting for the liquidity run.
- Using local time instead of New York time for the zone.
- Treating LKZ as a breakout play — ICT's premise is it's a reversal/manipulation zone.
Source quotes
My kill zones encompass the entire mind normalized kill zone which encompasses one o'clock in the morning New York time to 5:00 a.m. New York time
okay, that's my London kill zone and it's all reference to New York time."
— *ICT - London OTE Demo Scalping Example - UsdCad
Maybe the market trades lower during the London kill zone at 5 a.m.
Focus On Forex September 22, 2025
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