Best Hours for Trading Forex
π GET MY TRADING BOOK DOWNLOAD NOW → Instant digital delivery Understanding Forex Market Hours & News Impact Forex Market Hours: When is the Best Time to Trade? When I first started trading in the early 2000s, I was living on the East Coast of the United States. I would wake up in the middle of the night to trade because, as a day trader, I needed to be active when the market was moving the most. Get my 5-Day Trading Mini-Course The forex market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week , starting on Sunday in Australia and closing on Friday in Australia . However, this doesn’t mean that the market is equally active at all hours. Understanding forex market hours is key to knowing when to trade. Forex Market Sessions (Eastern Time) 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. → Market "close" (although forex never truly closes) 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. → Market "open" as London traders arrive 3:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. → The most active period (London session) 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m...