Holiday liquidity: do you skip the thin days?
On holidays the ranges shrink, spreads widen and price behaves like a different instrument. Some traders skip thin days entirely; others trade them deliberately with smaller size and wider tolerance.
What's your rule?
- the holidays you mark in your calendar
- how thin liquidity changes your entries and stops
- the holiday session that surprised you
The sessions guide shows which centres close when.
Background: Forex market hours: the Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York sessions
Currencies trade around the clock on weekdays, but not with the same liquidity. Session times in UTC, the overlaps that matter and the daylight-saving trap.
What time does the forex market open on Sunday?
Most brokers open at 5 p.m. New York time on Sunday, which is 21:00 UTC in summer and 22:00 UTC in winter.
What is the best time to trade forex?
Liquidity is usually highest during the London–New York overlap, roughly 12:00 to 16:00 UTC in the northern summer, when spreads on major pairs tend to be tightest. Whether that suits you depends on the pairs you trade and your strategy.
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