MCR stands for Micro Cycle Range — a 22-minute range formed between 9:00 AM and 9:22 AM EST before the market officially opens.

This range is not just a box — it’s the first structure of the day, and it reveals the market’s true intention before retail gets involved.

MCR Timings:

1800: 18:00 - 19:00

Coil: 21:00 - 21:22

London: 01:00 - 01:22

Secret: 05:00 - 05:22

NY AM: 09:00 - 09:22

NY PM: 13:00 - 13:22

Why It Matters:

• The MCR shows where balance and imbalance begin
• It gives you early direction without prediction
• Every move after 9:30 either:
  • Respects the MCR
  • Rejects its edges
  • Or breaks through and forms a new structure

How We Use It:

• We don’t trade the breakout — we trade the reaction at its edges
• Wick touches at the highs or lows = true intent
• Candle body closures through the edge = potential continuation
• The MCR becomes the foundation of the profile