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Old 03-08-2011, 02:06 AM   #1

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I am looking for the best suitable time to trade? What is the most feasible and appropriate time in a day to trade? is it while the stock exchanges are getting prepared to be closed or the time when they have just started to trade ?
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Re: Best Time
Hi Arthur,

IMHO the best time to trade is 08:00 to 12:00 EST.
You have the overlap of the London and NY Sessions.
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Arthur,

It really depends on the market that you are trading. It is true that most markets pick up during normal equity session hours (9:30-4:00). However, if you are daytrading futures or forex then keep in mind you are trading products that are available 24 hours. In most cases you will find 8:00-12:00 the best hours to day trade the popular futures and forex markets. If you are trading the U.S. index futures you can push back that starting time to 9:30.

Let me know what markets you are looking at and I will do my best to give you a good window of time to consider.

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