When is the most appropriate time for Forex trading?
It is true that Forex market trading opens 24 hours a day, but it does not mean that the market is always active. Trader will be able to gain profit in an active market, not in a passive one. Therefore, a trader required to recognize the best time to do transaction.
• Market Hours
Forex market trading is basically divided into 3 main sessions. They are Asia (Tokyo) session, Europe (London) session and USA session. The following is the chart of the opening and closing hours of each season. Remember that the time standard are EST (Eastern Time – America) and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
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If you notice and learn forex trade carefully, there’s an overlap time in each session. For example, Tokyo and London sessions are 1 hour overlap (08.00 – 09.00 GMT), while London and US Session are 4 hours overlap (13.00 – 17.00 GMT). These overlap times are usually when the transaction volume increased significantly.
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There are some warnings that you need to know regarding to the transaction time:
• Friday
Unpredictable. Altough it’s not always, but commonly there are some unpredictable movements because of Big News.
• Sunday
A very little movement in the FOREX market trading.
• Holiday
Banks are closed, so that very few transaction are made.
• News Report
There’s no exact respond to a certain news report. Even though there are predictions, there’s no guarantee that the market’s respond is suitable to the prediction.
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Forex market trading is basically divided into 3 main sessions. They are Asia (Tokyo) session, Europe (London) session and USA session. The following is the chart of the opening and closing hours of each season. Remember that the time standard are EST (Eastern Time – America) and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
(Picture will be uploaded soon)
If you notice and learn forex trade carefully, there’s an overlap time in each session. For example, Tokyo and London sessions are 1 hour overlap (08.00 – 09.00 GMT), while London and US Session are 4 hours overlap (13.00 – 17.00 GMT). These overlap times are usually when the transaction volume increased significantly.
(Picture will be uploaded soon)
There are some warnings that you need to know regarding to the transaction time:
• Friday
Unpredictable. Altough it’s not always, but commonly there are some unpredictable movements because of Big News.
• Sunday
A very little movement in the FOREX market trading.
• Holiday
Banks are closed, so that very few transaction are made.
• News Report
There’s no exact respond to a certain news report. Even though there are predictions, there’s no guarantee that the market’s respond is suitable to the prediction.
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