Server time versus local time: which do you use on your charts?

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Your broker's server time may be GMT+2, GMT+3 or something else entirely, and daily candles close at the server's midnight — which can be 5 p.m. New York or any other hour. New traders discover this when their "daily candle" doesn't match TradingView's.

Server time versus local time: which do you use on your charts? — trading sessions clock diagram
The four forex trading sessions across a 24-hour day

What's your setup?

  • your broker's server time
  • whether you align charts to New York close or broker time
  • how it affects your daily candles and levels
Server time versus local time: which do you use on your charts? — support and resistance diagram
Price bouncing between support and resistance

The sessions guide explains the standard daily rollover time.

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