How it is calculated
Each session uses its local business hours: Sydney 07:00–16:00, Tokyo 09:00–18:00, London 08:00–17:00 and New York 08:00–17:00. Your browser converts them to your time zone with each city’s own daylight saving rules, so the clock stays right through the March and October changes.
The table below comes from our own price feed. For every trading day we add up the hourly ranges in three blocks (Asia 00–07, London 07–13, New York 13–21 UTC) and note which block moved most. The percentages show how often each block won over the last 60 days.
For how far each market usually moves in a full day, see the average daily range. The trading session entry explains why activity changes through the day.
Past data, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
FAQ
When is the forex market open?
From Sunday 17:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time, around the clock. The clock above converts that to your time zone, including daylight saving changes in each city.
What is the best time to trade forex?
Most pairs move most when London is open, and especially in the London–New York overlap. Quiet hours have smaller ranges and often wider spreads. The table below shows which session was busiest for each market recently.
Why do session times shift twice a year?
London, New York and Sydney change their clocks on different dates, and Tokyo does not change at all. For a few weeks in March and in October/November the gaps between sessions are an hour different from the rest of the year.
Do brokers use the same session times?
Broker servers often run on GMT+2/+3, so the candle times on your chart can differ from the clock above. The sessions are the same; only the label on the chart changes.