[walterw]

Ok I want to make a question here to all forex traders:

What time of the day is the most volatile one to trade forex ?... would the London session be the best ? Thanks Walter.

[Soultrader]

Hi Walter,

Not sure if you've seen this yet but might want to take a look if interested in Forex: http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...006-a-746.html

[notouch]

It depends what currency pair. For those involving one or two European currencies then the London session is most volatile. As you're looking at USD/JPY I would say the overlap between London and New York is your best bet: 1300-1600 London time. Big economic releases out of Japan and the US create big volatility.

[trigger]

Hey Walter, here's a little pdf I came across a while ago. I'm not sure how current it is but it seems to be pretty accurate. Its out there on the web. Hope this is what your looking for.

Thanks for posting this, trigger. It expands on what notouch noted above - the overlap between US & Europe (NY & London) is your best bet - 8am to 12noon ET.

[torero]

I tend to stay around the overlap between Tokyo and London sessions where volatility and movements are decent.

[walterw]

Thanks for the inputs everyone... cheers Walter.

[FXTrader]

Originally Posted by walterw »

Ok I want to make a question here to all forex traders:

What time of the day is the most volatile one to trade forex ?... would the London session be the best ? Thanks Walter.

Many times trade setups happen a few hours into the the trading session or not at all. In order to avoid sitting at you computer just because it's the London or US session, set a price alert at for the area where you want to start paying closer attention. This will also help you from burning out.