What is the best time to trade?

[Mdraghib]

While the forex market operates 24 hours a day, not all trading hours are equally lucrative. Understanding forex basics teaches traders to focus on sessions with higher volatility and liquidity.

 

[J.Afra]

Focusing on trading sessions with higher volatility and liquidity is key because these times offer more price movement and better opportunities for profit. The London and New York sessions, for example, overlap, creating significant market activity. Higher liquidity also ensures smoother execution of trades with tighter spreads, reducing costs.

 

[rmufti68]

In my opinion, every trading sessions can provide profitable trading opportunity to the traders however the New York trading session can be the best time for trading because of good liquidity conditions but that time cannot be appropriate for those living in different time zones of the worlds where the traders have to wake up midnight to initiate trades.

 

[Zerologic]

I once read an insight in babypips that the best time is the busiest time where two markets overlap, such as New York's overlapping London market allowing higher trading volume at that hour.

 

[maya95]

It really depends on the market you're in. For stock market trading, it's generally recommended to trade during market hours, especially when the market opens (9:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST), as that’s when there’s usually more movement. For Forex, the ideal time is when two major markets overlap, such as the London and New York sessions (8 AM – 12 PM EST). As for crypto, the market is open 24/7, but it tends to get busier during peak hours in the U.S. or Asia.

 

[gstavrinou]

While the forex market operates 24 hours a day, not all trading hours are equally lucrative. Understanding forex basics teaches traders to focus on sessions with higher volatility and liquidity.

Its not the best time but it may be ideal when The U.S./London markets overlap (2pm-6pm GMT), have the heaviest trading, and are likely to provide the most trading opportunities. The Sydney/Tokyo markets overlap (2 a.m. to 4 a.m.), and are not as volatile as the U.S./London overlap, but they still offer opportunities.