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ICT Silver Bullet Timer

Countdown to the next Silver Bullet window — 3–4 AM, 10–11 AM and 2–3 PM New York time, with the 9:50–10:10 macro marked and daylight saving handled for you.

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The Silver Bullet is a one-hour window, not a one-hour trade. What the timer above is really counting down to is the moment your preparation has to be finished — because by the time the window opens, the level you intend to trade should already be marked.

The three windows

WindowNew York timeBest for
London Silver Bullet3:00 – 4:00 AMEUR/USD, GBP/USD, gold
AM Silver Bullet10:00 – 11:00 AMNQ, ES — the primary window
PM Silver Bullet2:00 – 3:00 PMAfternoon continuation, FOMC days

The 10:00 to 11:00 AM window is the one that matters most, and it is not arbitrary. It sits inside the New York Open kill zone, it comes after the 9:30 cash open has produced its Judas swing, and it contains the 9:50–10:10 macro that anchors the entry.

The sequence inside the hour

A Silver Bullet is not "buy at ten". The order of events is fixed, and if a step is missing the trade is not there:

If no fair value gap formed, there is nothing to enter into. That is the most important sentence on this page.

The days it does not fire

The window closes quietly more often than most people teaching it admit. A consolidation day produces no displacement, no gap, and no entry, and the correct response is to close the platform. The timer counting to zero is not an instruction. It tells you when to look, not what to find.

Traders who lose money with this model almost never lose it on the setups. They lose it on the hours where nothing qualified and they took something anyway.

ICT Silver BulletThe full strategy guide, entry rules and walkthrough ICT Macro TimesThe 9:50–10:10 macro that anchors the AM window ICT Kill ZonesThe session windows the Silver Bullet sits inside ICT Fair Value GapThe imbalance the entry is placed into ICT Market Structure ShiftThe confirmation that comes before the entry Killzone ClockAll four kill zones and all eight macros, live

Frequently asked questions

What time is the ICT Silver Bullet?
There are three windows, all New York time: 3:00 to 4:00 AM for the London session, 10:00 to 11:00 AM for the New York morning, and 2:00 to 3:00 PM for the afternoon. The 10:00 to 11:00 AM window is the primary one and the one most traders mean when they say Silver Bullet.
Which Silver Bullet window is best?
The 10:00 to 11:00 AM window on NQ and ES. It sits inside the New York Open kill zone, it follows the 9:30 cash open Judas swing, and it is anchored to the 9:50–10:10 macro. The 3:00 to 4:00 AM window is the better one for EUR/USD and gold because London produces the cleaner move on those instruments.
Do I enter at the start of the Silver Bullet hour?
No. The hour is when the setup is expected to resolve, not a signal to buy or sell at the opening bell. The sequence is that a fair value gap forms during the manipulation phase before or early in the window, and the entry is the retrace into that gap. If no gap forms, there is no trade that hour.
What if the Silver Bullet window passes with nothing?
Then you do not trade it. A window closing quietly is a normal outcome, not a missed opportunity. The model declines on plenty of days, and forcing an entry because the clock reached ten is the fastest way to give back what the model earns on the days it does fire.
Does the Silver Bullet timer adjust for daylight saving?
Yes, automatically. The windows are fixed in New York time and never move, but your local equivalent shifts when either your country or the United States changes clocks. This timer reads New York time from your device, so it is correct year-round without adjustment.
Can I trade the Silver Bullet on any instrument?
The windows apply everywhere, but the quality differs. Index futures respond to the New York windows because of the cash open. Forex majors and gold respond better to the London window. Low-liquidity instruments often produce a window with no meaningful displacement at all, which is its own answer.