Why I Stopped Using the First 15-Minute ORBGIFT NIFTY 50 INDEX FUTURESNSEIX:NIFTY1!rahulya8 Most intraday traders use the first 15-minute Opening Range Breakout (ORB). The problem is that during the first 15 minutes the market is still discovering direction. This often leads to false breakouts and whipsaws. A modification I started testing was defining the market balance using the high and low of the 9:30 and 9:45 candles. Allowing the market to stabilize first helps filter weak breakouts and improves the quality of breakout trades. I documented the full framework here: Search on Gumroad: Modified Opening Range Edge – Rahul Vaidya