London session strategy: what's your complete plan?
London brings the volume that makes the day's real moves. A session strategy needs the whole chain: the pre-open levels, the open itself, the first-hour plays and the afternoon fade.
Describe yours:
- what you mark before the open
- your first-hour entry rules
- how you handle the lunch lull
The sessions guide fixes the hours.
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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