The weekly rhythm
Sessions & Killzones
Weeks have a shape too
Monday and Tuesday often set the week's range, midweek tends to carry the strongest trending moves, and Friday, especially an NFP Friday, often sees positioning unwind.
Wrapping up ahead of the chop
On a week with a major NFP release or a month-end transition, some traders aim to have core positioning wrapped up by Wednesday, ahead of the added chop those events tend to bring.
An unclear week is still information
A week with no clear directional read by midweek is itself useful information. Sitting on your hands through a genuinely unclear week is a valid, professional decision, not a wasted one.