Friday, April 26, 2013

Forex Trading Sessions


There are four trading sessions in the Forex market, at every working day when the Forex markets are open: The Pacific trading session, the Asian trading session, the London trading session and the New York trading session.

London trading session
London trading session starts about 8 A.M. GMT and ends down around 4 P.M. GMT. The Forex currencies which are the most active during these times are GBP, EUR and USD.

New York trading session
New York trading session starts about 1 P.M. GMT and ends down about 10 P.M. GMT. The Forex currencies which are the most active during these times are EUR, GBP,AUD, JPY, and USD.

Asian trading session
Asian trading session very often is the quietest session of the Forex market. All currencies move very slow and it’s not a very good time to day-trade. The only real Forex currency in this period, which has newsworthy activity, is the JPY and the activity is slow until the main financial events happen.

Pacific trading session
Pacific trading session begins when Australian and the New Zealand markets open. This is one of the quietest sessions for Forex trading. Majority of traders’ activity is focusing on the currencies: AUD, NZD, USD.

The best times for Forex trading within Forex Market Hours, no matter of your trading methods, are during the London and New York trading sessions overlap. Forex market is full of very active participants during these times and the Forex pairs are really moving. For the most part, even the big fundamental news from the different parts of the world comes out during these hours. Trading during these times is your very good chance to receive in while the Forex market is making important moves and it can be your best chance to score fast profits.

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