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So now we know that the London session is the busiest

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out of all the other sessions, but there are also certain days Find a Broker
in the week where all the markets tend to show more
movement.

Know the best days of the week to trade forex.

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Below is a chart of average pip range for the major pairs for
each day of the week:

PAIR SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

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EUR/USD 69 109 142 136 145

GBP/USD 73 149 172 152 169

USD/JPY 41 65 82 91 124

AUD/USD 58 84 114 99 115

NZD/USD 28 81 98 87 100

USD/CAD 43 93 112 106 120

USD/CHF 55 84 119 107 104

EUR/JPY 19 133 178 159 223

GBP/JPY 100 169 213 179 270

EUR/GBP 35 74 81 79 75

EUR/CHF 35 55 55 64 87

As you can see from the chart above, it’s best to trade during the middle of
the week, since this is when the most action happens.

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Fridays are usually busy until 12:00 pm EST and then the market pretty much
drops dead until it closes at 5:00 pm EST. This means we only work half-days
on Fridays.

The weekend always starts early! Yippee!

So based on all these, we’ve learned when the busiest and best days of the
week to trade forex are.

The busiest times are usually the best times to trade since high volatility
tends to present more opportunities.

Managing Yo Time Wisely

Unless you’re Edward Cullen, who does not sleep, there is no way you can
trade all sessions. Even if you could, why would you?

While the forex market is open 24 hours daily, it doesn’t mean that action
happens all the time!

Besides, sleep is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle!

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You need sleep to recharge and have energy so that you can do even the
most mundane tasks like mowing the lawn, talking to your spouse, taking the
dog for a walk, or organizing your stamp collection.

You’ll definitely need your rest if you plan on becoming a hotshot currency
trader.

Every trader should learn when to trade.

Actually, scratch that.

Every trader should know when to trade and when NOT to trade.

Knowing the optimal times you should trade and the times when you should
sit out and just play some Fortnite instead.

Unless you play Fortnite a little too much already.

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Here’s a quick cheat sheet of the best and worst times to trade:

Best Times to Trade:

When two sessions are overlapping of course! These are also the times

where major news events come out to potentially spark some volatility

and directional movements. Make sure you bookmark the Market Hours

cheat sheet to take note of the Opening and Closing times.

The European session tends to be the busiest out of the three.

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The middle of the week typically shows the most movement, as the pip

range widens for most of the major currency pairs.

Worst Times to Trade:

Sundays – everyone is sleeping or enjoying their weekend!

Fridays – liquidity dies down during the latter part of the U.S. session.

Holidays – everybody is taking a break.

Major news events – you don’t want to get whipsawed!

When you just broke up with your significant other because you chose

trading forex over him or her. Wait until the next London session instead.

Can’t seem to trade during the optimal sessions? Don’t fret.

You can always be a swing or position trader. We’ll get back to that later.

Meanwhile, let’s move on to how you actually make money trading currencies.
Excited? You should be!

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