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WHAT TO TRADE,
WHEN.
NOTE: All times are specified in GMT and can be adjusted to your
local time zone by adding or subtracting the required number.
0800 GMT
UK stock market opens providing
volatility for the British pound and UK
equities. As London accounts for more
than 40% of all Foreign Exchange
transactions in the world, most major
currencies are in focus, including
commodity markets such as gold and oil.
A great time to be trading all major asset
classes such as all G7 Currency pairs,
European indices and commodities.
1430 GMT
US stock market opens with European
markets still in focus creating
opportunities across all major asset
classes.
2200 GMT
Forex daily charts close as do US stock
markets. A great time for traders to
review the day and position themselves
for longer-term positions while getting
ready for the Asia market open.
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0700 GMT
European stock markets in Germany and
France open, creating volatility in
European indices as well as European
currencies as traders react to any
overnight Asian news, as well as position
themselves for any European economic
news announcements. A great time to be
trading the Euro currencies and DAX 30
and CAC 40 stock indices.
1330 GMT
One hour before the US stock market
opens, there tends to be US economic
data releases. While this can cause
some volatility in the US Dollar, it can
affect all major currencies and commo-
dities as many of them are priced in
dollars. It can also set the tone for the US
stock market open but is a good time to
focus on US Dollar currency pairs.
1630 GMT
European stock markets close, with
volatility dying down in some European
currencies. However, as the US market is
still open opportunities are still present in
US markets.
0000 GMT
Asian markets open with major hubs like
Tokyo helping to add volatility into Asia
currencies and indices. During this time
there are lots of economic announce-
ments making it a great time to focus on
currencies like the Australian Dollar, New
Zealand Dollar and the Japanese Yen.