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Overlap continuation without context is just hope with more volume.

I only run continuation into London–NY when London left an unfinished impulse: clear drive, shallow pullback held, and a nearby objective — liquidity pool or obvious level — not yet tagged. If London already spent the daily range and flattened into lunch, I do not suddenly become a hero at the New York open clock.

Rule: map the unfinished business before New York participation rises. No map, no continuation scalp. I also check whether the impulse was dollar-led or pair-specific; that changes how I trust EURUSD versus a cross.

Overtrading the overlap was one of my more expensive habits. The unfinished-impulse filter is what cut it without requiring me to abandon the window entirely.

• What counts as "unfinished" on your desk?
• Do you ever fade the overlap instead when London is spent?

This is the filter that stopped me overtrading the overlap clock.

Overlap continuation needs an unfinished London

Continuation into London–NY without context is hope with volume. I only run it when London left an unfinished impulse: clear drive, shallow pullback held, nearby objective not yet tagged. If London already spent the daily range and went sleepy, I do not invent US continuation for sport.

Frankfurt afternoon rule: unfinished impulse checklist fails → flat or mean-revert protocols only at levels, not “trend” language. Size stays afternoon-normal, not morning heat.

Missed morning drives are not IOUs the overlap must pay.

If the unfinished objective is vague (“maybe higher”), I pass. Objectives need to be chart-marked before the overlap, not invented when US volume arrives.

Afternoon size never exceeds the morning risk card. Overlap volume is not a size coupon.

No unfinished impulse, no continuation label — I will not borrow London’s story after London finished it.

What is your unfinished-impulse minimum — held higher low on M5, or a still-untagged liquidity pool within a defined distance?