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Old 06-25-2007, 03:30 PM   #1

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Best Time for Forex Volatilty

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.
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Re: Best Time for Forex Volatilty

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
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Re: Best Time for Forex Volatilty

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.
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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.
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Re: Best Time for Forex Volatilty

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.
 
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I tend to stay around the overlap between Tokyo and London sessions where volatility and movements are decent.
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Thanks for the inputs everyone... cheers Walter.
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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.
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