01 / THE CONCEPT
Define the window first
The 01DTE opening-range reference uses the first 30 minutes from 9:30 to 10:00 New York time. Its high and low describe that window; the midpoint lies halfway between them. Before the window is complete, those boundaries can still change.
This is a configured reference window. It is not a claim that every futures market, including GC Gold, opens at 9:30. Check the selected market and available session data.
02 / THE CONCEPT
Read the high, low, midpoint and extensions
Here, R means the opening range’s height: high minus low. A bull 0.5R extension is half that height above the high; a bear 0.5R extension is half that height below the low. A 1R extension is a full range beyond the corresponding boundary.
The opening-range midpoint and the session midpoint can differ because they use different high and low references. Confirm the label rather than treating every “mid” as the same price.
03 / THE CONCEPT
A reclaim changes location; the response adds context
Moving back above the opening-range low places price back inside the range. Crossing its high places price above it. These location changes do not, by themselves, prove that price will travel to the opposite edge or the next extension.
Watch the subsequent response: does price remain inside, hold above, or return below? A move may continue without a full retest.
04 / THE CONCEPT
Keep the opening range separate from Range Pulse
The opening range belongs to a specific session window. Range Pulse tracks a local price range that can be set manually or replaced through its automatic-range process. A new afternoon base can therefore differ from the morning opening range.
Use the opening range for the session reference and Range Pulse to observe a local range’s tests, exits, returns and sampled activity.
05 / THE CONCEPT
Find the references in the app
OR Telemetry in the main app describes the nearby opening-range reference and available route context. Level Comparison offers an optional opening-range and session overlay beside price areas and recorded walls.
If opening-range data is unavailable, do not quietly substitute an old session. A displayed target or model state is context, not a submitted order.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE · NOT A TRADE RESULT
One range, clearly named distances
Suppose the completed opening range has a low of 29,745 and a high of 29,845. Its height is 100 points and its midpoint is 29,795.
A recovery above 29,745 puts price back inside this range. The midpoint is another reference to observe, not an automatic next stop.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Does a new afternoon Range Pulse base replace the morning opening range?
Show the explanation
No. They are separate references built for different views of the session.