Best & worst times to trade

Trading at night (for europe and US) is lame unless you trade Asian markets but even then they only move for 1-2 hours around midnight (London time).
Also, find that trading 1-2 hours before US closing can be very tricky at times.

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This one was helpful for me when I started:
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Yeah, I've noticed that but thought that there were some occasional events, not a rule.

ah, i want to ask the same question, when is the best or worst time to trade?
I mean, is there any news that we shoud avoid?
My friend said that non farm payroll can make you rich in a second and also poor one. so...... yeah kinda confusing ;(
any suggest?

For me, I prefer to trade the New York open eventhough I'm from Australia. The Sydney and Tokyo sessions doesn't have much movement compared to the London-New York sessions.

US and Europe sessions are good for trading.

IMHO, The time to trade is directly related with your trading style.
If you base your strategy on fundamental analysis, the best time could be 10 or 15 minutes after news releasing.
Or maybe from close to open. Or the opposite maybe.
What I try to say? There is no preset time to trade. Sometimes, the best trade is made when the opportunity shows up.

If you trade the larger time frames then any time is alright. If there's a signal then there's a signal. Might as well take it.
Just be careful when big data releases are around the corner.

Jeklo, if there's a signal then there's a signal....what do you mean? )

I start checking around 12A.M. ,some times you will catch big sell or buy swings before the Euro market opens.

it depends where you live ofcourse, because your timeframe might be another compared to mine.
but usually London opens up at 08:00 and closes at 17:00 then New York opens around 03:00 and close at 22:00 over here where I am at.
I usually trade London 08:00 to 17:00 London is the largest money mover in the world. NY is a drip in the ocian as a comparision,
but it's sometimes (usually) ok to trade until NY close,
I avoid the Asia session, it tends to be really quiet most of the times and I got to sleep to lol
but the absolute best time is when London and NY is open together, from 03:00 to 17:00,
it's only 2 hours but it can be pretty volatile, and thats a good thing because it makes the market move.

Personally I find the London session creates the smoothest, most reliable moves but with some minor changes. Pre London produces a lot of strong moves so I start at 7am UK and continue through a UK working day. Pre NY and NY open then provides a boost but then I don't take any trades after 1630 UK as I find things get choppy again as London starts to shut up shop.( people closing out positions etc)

Day trading with EURUSD GBPUSD USDCHF is ok and USDJPY at night session, but mostly I avoid trading during Asian session

depends on your strategy, I prefer trade during the day and avoid big eur\usa news

On Tuesday and Wednesday between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. GMT. That's the best time for me, but a lot depends on your trading style

I have been working on the Forex market more than 3 years.
The most dangerous days are Monday and Friday (US session). I think it is necessary to start from Friday, rather its American session. And that's what happens - Asians have left the market, Europeans are beginning to close their positions, and there is a release of important statistics on the state of the economy in America. After the publication of data, currency pairs begin to "shoot arrows" to both sides, with prices changing rapidly and brokers don't allow traders to enter the market at good price. And if you have open orders, the more likely your stop-losses will be removed.
And what about Monday? Indicators will cheat you, don't believe. Currency exchange doesn't stop at weekends, it is only a rest for forex traders and brokers. do not start trading before 10:00GMT.

I find the best times for me to be 6:00 to 12:00 EST (New York Time). There is some volatility before and after that, but the best time for volatility is 8:00 to 12:00 EST.

Worst Time = During low volatility , Unexpected News.
Best Time = During market hour, good volatility.

Depend on pairs you trade, i guess. IF you trade EURUSD what is the point to trade in Asian session when EU&US banks still close?

Yes this is correct as we will not see much of the Liquidity in the EURUSD at the times when the European and the US markets are closed