Forex Market Hours

4 sessions (GMT)

Winter hours shown. DST shifts New York/London by 1h in summer. Spreads are tightest in liquid overlaps.

24/5Market open hours

13–17GMT peak overlap window

4Sessions to plan around

2Highest-volume sessions

Session	Open (GMT)	Close (GMT)	Pairs to watch	Character
Sydney	21:00	06:00	AUD/USD, NZD/USD	Quiet, range-bound
Tokyo	00:00	09:00	USD/JPY, EUR/JPY, AUD/JPY	Asia momentum, BOJ risk
London — Overlap leader	08:00	17:00	EUR/USD, GBP/USD, EUR/GBP	Highest FX volume
New York — News-driven	13:00	22:00	USD pairs, Gold, US30, NAS100	News-driven trends

Tip: Match pairs to sessions — JPY in Tokyo, EUR/GBP in London, USD and gold in New York. Check the economic calendar before trading the 13:00–17:00 GMT overlap.

Best overlap: London / New York 13:00–17:00 GMT. Highest liquidity, tightest spreads, biggest moves on NFP/CPI/FOMC days.

Session tips

Scalp London open

08:00–10:00 GMT breakout of Asia range on EUR/USD & GBP/USD. Small stops, quick targets.

Trend New York

13:30 US data often sets the day trend. Wait for release + 5-min confirm.

Easy Asia

Range trade AUD/JPY, USD/JPY overnight. Avoid big size — thin liquidity.

Friday caution

Close or tighten stops into 22:00 GMT weekend close. Gaps possible Sunday 21:00.

Use MT5 alerts

Set session + news alarms on MT5 mobile so you never miss the overlap.

Match pairs to hours

Trade JPY in Tokyo, EUR/GBP in London, USD + gold in New York.

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