# Kill Zones

> Trade during high-volume institutional sessions (London, New York, Asian). Use when timing entries for maximum volatility, avoiding low-volume chop, or aligning trades with session opens.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-ske-labs-agent-trading-skills-kill-zones`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [SKE-Labs](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ske-labs)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Upstream author:** [SKE-Labs](https://github.com/SKE-Labs)
- **Source:** https://github.com/SKE-Labs/agent-trading-skills/tree/main/skills/ict-smart-money/kill-zones

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-ske-labs-agent-trading-skills-kill-zones
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Kill Zones Trading

Specific session windows when institutional activity peaks, creating the best trading opportunities.

## Kill Zone Schedule (UTC)

| Session    | Kill Zone (UTC) | Characteristics                      |
| ---------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| **Asian**  | 00:00 - 03:00   | Range formation, accumulation        |
| **London** | 07:00 - 10:00   | Trend initiation, highest volatility |
| **NY AM**  | 12:00 - 15:00   | Continuation or reversal             |
| **NY PM**  | 18:00 - 20:00   | End-of-day positioning               |

## Session Behaviors

- **Asian**: Creates the day's range (high/low boundaries). Builds liquidity at session extremes. Sets up London.
- **London**: Most important session for entries. Often sweeps Asian highs or lows. Creates daily bias direction.
- **NY AM**: Either continues London trend or reverses. Watch for sweep of London extremes. High-impact news window.
- **NY PM**: End-of-day positioning. Lower priority for entries. Potential reversal if overextended.

## Workflow

1. **Pre-session**: Mark Asian session high/low, identify HTF key levels, note scheduled news events
   ```
   get_candles_around_date(symbol=, exchange=, interval="15m", date=)
   ```
2. **Session open** (first 15-30 min): Observe manipulation. Wait for sweep of Asian high/low
3. **Entry timing**: Enter after kill zone manipulation (sweeps), typically 30-60 min into the session. Watch for LTF structure shift as confirmation
4. **Session context**:
   - London sweeps Asian low = bullish day
   - London sweeps Asian high = bearish day
   - London takes both = chop/range day

## Key Rules

- NEVER trade the first 15 min of a session -- these are manipulation moves
- NEVER trade outside kill zone windows -- low volume = chop and false signals
- London is the most profitable session for most pairs/instruments
- NY AM can confirm or invalidate London's direction
- Always combine kill zone timing with a structural entry (OB, FVG, or structure shift)

## Related Skills

- **liquidity-zones** — Kill zone opens frequently sweep Asian session liquidity before reversing
- **market-structure-shift** — LTF structure shifts during kill zones time entries after manipulation

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [SKE-Labs](https://github.com/SKE-Labs)
- **Source:** [SKE-Labs/agent-trading-skills](https://github.com/SKE-Labs/agent-trading-skills)
- **License:** Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-ske-labs-agent-trading-skills-kill-zones
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ske-labs
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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