Forex trading sessions overlap. In between each forex trading session, there is a period where two sessions are open at the same time.
For example, during the summer, from 3:00-4:00 AM ET, the Tokyo session and London session overlap
And during both summer and winter from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM ET, the London session and the New York session overlap.
Naturally, these are the busiest times during the trading day because there is more volume when two markets are open at the same time.
This makes sense because, during those times, all the market participants are wheelin’ and dealin’, which means that more money is transferring hands.
Now let’s take a look at the average pip movement of the major currency pairs during each forex trading session.
PAIR | TOKYO | LONDON | NEW YORK |
---|---|---|---|
EUR/USD | 76 | 114 | 92 |
GBP/USD | 92 | 127 | 99 |
USD/JPY | 51 | 66 | 59 |
AUD/USD | 77 | 83 | 81 |
NZD/USD | 62 | 72 | 70 |
USD/CAD | 57 | 96 | 96 |
USD/CHF | 67 | 102 | 83 |
EUR/JPY | 102 | 129 | 107 |
GBP/JPY | 118 | 151 | 132 |
AUD/JPY | 98 | 107 | 103 |
EUR/GBP | 78 | 61 | 47 |
EUR/CHF | 79 | 109 | 84 |
From the table, you will see that the London session normally provides the most movement.
Notice how some currency pairs have much larger pip movements than others.
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