Lo trade futures CME (CME Group) — bukan pasar 24/7. Ada window spesifik yang lebih aktif dan ada hari-hari tertentu yang gak ada trading sama sekali. Ngehemat modal lo dengan ngerti calendar.

Jam trading CME

ES, NQ, MES, MNQ (dan semua index futures CME) buka hampir 24 jam, kecuali 1 jam maintenance harian. Jadwal:

Sesi	ET (New York)	WIB (Jakarta)	Catatan
Asia / overnight	6:00 PM – 2:00 AM (sehari sebelumnya)	5:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Volume rendah. Mostly institutional repositioning.
Pre-market / Europe open	2:00 AM – 4:00 AM	1:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Volume mulai naik.
Pre-market	4:00 AM – 9:30 AM	3:00 PM – 8:30 PM	Cash equity pre-market overlap.
RTH (Regular Trading Hours)	9:30 AM – 4:00 PM	8:30 PM – 3:00 AM (next day)	Volume tertinggi. Likuiditas terbaik.
Closing auction	4:00 PM – 4:15 PM	3:00 AM – 3:15 AM (next day)	MMDH.
After-hours / Globex	4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	3:00 AM – 4:00 AM (next day)	Volume moderat.
Closed (daily maintenance)	5:00 PM – 6:00 PM	4:00 AM – 5:00 AM	Order book di-reset.

[!INFO] Konversi ke WIB: ET + 11 jam (atau ET + 12 jam kalo ada DST). Indonesia Barat (WIB) ada di UTC+7, New York ET (EST) UTC-5.

RTH vs ETH

RTH (Regular Trading Hours) — 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET

✅ Volume dan likuiditas tertinggi
✅ Tightest spreads
✅ Most order flow setup (Big Trade, Stacked Imbalance) ke-trigger di RTH
✅ Best for: semua setup intraday, especially continuation / acceptance
⚠️ Volatility tinggi — bisa swing $500 dalam 30 detik

ETH (Electronic Trading Hours) — di luar RTH

⚠️ Volume rendah
⚠️ Spread lebih lebar
⚠️ Slippage lebih tinggi
✅ Bisa catch gap fill / overnight setup
✅ Reversal setup kadang muncul di Asia session

[!TIP] Kebanyakan FlowJob Signature models di-design untuk RTH. Lo bisa trade ETH, tapi expect different behavior — bias doji / range-bound, less momentum. Start dengan RTH dulu.

Daily / weekly patterns

Hari	Behavior umum
Senin	Gap risk dari weekend news. Volatile open, especially first 30 min.
Selasa	Steady. Mid-week. Sering "trend day".
Rabu	FOMC days kadang (lihat calendar). Mid-week continuation.
Kamis	Initial claims (US unemployment). Mid-week ke late-week.
Jumat	Profit taking. Position squaring. Lower volume di second half. "Reversal day" sering.
Weekend	Closed. Equity tidak trade. Crypto tetap 24/7 (kalau lo juga trade itu).

Holiday calendar

CME tutup di US holidays. Beberapa yang penting:

New Year's Day (Jan 1) — closed
MLK Day (Senin ketiga Januari) — closed
Presidents' Day (Senin ketiga Februari) — closed
Good Friday — closed (despite Friday being otherwise weak)
Memorial Day (Senin terakhir Mei) — closed
Juneteenth (Juni 19) — closed
Independence Day (Juli 4) — closed
Labor Day (Senin pertama September) — closed
Thanksgiving (Kamis keempat November) — closed
Christmas (Desember 25) — closed

Plus beberapa "half day" — close di 1:00 PM ET. CME publishes official holiday calendar setiap tahun.

[!WARNING] Jangan trade di hari yang lo gak tau. Cek calendar CME sebelum market open.

News events yang nge-impact market

Beberapa event yang trigger volatility (bisa di-trade atau dihindari, tergantung style):

Event	Schedule	Impact
FOMC rate decision	8x per year, 2:00 PM ET	High. Range expansion.
NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls)	First Friday of month, 8:30 AM ET	High. Forex + index futures.
CPI	Monthly, 8:30 AM ET	High.
PPI	Monthly	Medium.
GDP	Quarterly	Medium.
ISM PMI	Monthly	Medium.
Jobless Claims	Thursday, 8:30 AM ET	Low-Medium.
OPRA / 0DTE expiry	Daily, 4:00 PM ET	High (especially Wed/Fri).

[!TIP] Liat tab DESK (Dealer tier) untuk daily brief yang highlight event penting hari ini.

Best practice

Set timebox harian — 90 menit RTH trading per hari cukup. Jangan marathon 8 jam.
First 5-15 menit — skip. Gap, low liquidity, false moves. Biarkan market "stabilize" dulu.
Last 15 menit — hati-hati profit taking. Kalau lo hold overnight, reduce size.
Holiday & Friday — reduce size atau skip. Banyak false moves.
Pakai sesi yang match dengan setup lo — kalo setup lo butuh volume (Big Trade, Stacked Imbalance), RTH only. Kalo setup lo butuh range (mean reversion), bisa ETH.