ICT Silver Bullet times in UK time, and how to trade the setup
The Silver Bullet is a short, time-based setup made popular by the ICT trading community. It looks for one clean move inside a specific one-hour window. Because those windows are quoted in New York time, UK traders often get the times wrong. Here they are, converted properly.
Silver Bullet times in UK time
| Window | New York time | UK time (most of the year) |
|---|---|---|
| London Silver Bullet | 03:00 to 04:00 | 08:00 to 09:00 |
| New York AM Silver Bullet | 10:00 to 11:00 | 15:00 to 16:00 |
| New York PM Silver Bullet | 14:00 to 15:00 | 19:00 to 20:00 |
When the clocks change
The UK and US change their clocks on different dates. For about three weeks in March (US clocks forward first) and one week around the end of October (UK clocks back first), New York is only four hours behind the UK, not five. In those weeks every Silver Bullet window comes an hour earlier in UK time: 07:00, 14:00 and 18:00.
The Silver Bullet setup in five steps
- Mark the nearby liquidity before the hour starts: the session high and low, recent equal highs or lows, the previous hour's extremes.
- Inside the window, wait for a sweep of one of those levels (price runs it and turns back). See how to trade a liquidity sweep.
- Look for a fair value gap created by the move away from the sweep. That's your entry zone. More on fair value gaps.
- Enter in the gap, with your stop beyond the sweep.
- Target the nearest opposing liquidity, and take it. The Silver Bullet is a quick scalp, not a trade to hold all day.
Which markets and timeframes?
Most traders run the Silver Bullet on the M1 to M5 chart, on liquid markets: US indices (US30, US100), gold and the major forex pairs. Spreads matter on these timeframes, so trade it on an account with tight spreads and skip it around high-impact news, especially US data at 13:30 UK, which falls just before the AM window.
Is the Silver Bullet worth trading?
That's a question only your own numbers can answer. Log every Silver Bullet you take, separately from your other setups, with the window, the market and the result in R. After 30 trades you'll know whether it suits you and which window works best. Many traders find one window works and the others don't.
Log your Silver Bullet trades separately
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the Silver Bullet in UK time?
For most of the year: 08:00 to 09:00 (London), 15:00 to 16:00 (New York AM) and 19:00 to 20:00 (New York PM). During the clock-change weeks in March and around the end of October, each is an hour earlier.
What is the ICT Silver Bullet?
A time-based setup: inside a specific one-hour window, price sweeps nearby liquidity, leaves a fair value gap, and you enter in that gap targeting the nearest opposing liquidity.
Which Silver Bullet window is best?
The New York AM window (15:00 to 16:00 UK) is the most popular, but it varies by market and trader. Log each window separately to find yours.
What timeframe do you use for the Silver Bullet?
Usually M1 to M5 for the entry, with liquidity levels marked on M15 or H1.
Educational content only, not financial advice. Trading carries a high level of risk and you can lose more than you expect. Examples use illustrative prices.