London open: three habits before the first order

The London open rewards preparation and punishes improvisation dressed up as instinct. Before any order discussion in class, we ask for three lines on paper:

1. Overnight range map — high, low, and the midpoint you actually care about.
2. Invalidation line — the price that ends the idea you brought from Asia hours.
3. No-trade clause — one condition (news window, already extended move, unclear structure) where you simply observe.

Students who skip line three tend to invent context after entry. Students who write it still feel FOMO; they just have a sentence to read aloud when the board gets loud.

This routine is part of price action foundations, not a promise that London will trend for you. Markets remain uncertain. The habit keeps chart reading honest when the first thirty minutes try to rush your hand.