Forex Market Hours
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See live status of all four major trading sessions and find out when session overlaps create the highest volatility and best trading opportunities.
Current UTC Time
00:19:31 UTC
2 sessions currently open: Sydney & Tokyo
Sydney
● OPENSydney, Australia
Opens
22:00 UTC
Closes
07:00 UTC
Quietest session. AUD and NZD pairs most active.
Closes in ~7h
Tokyo
● OPENTokyo, Japan
Opens
00:00 UTC
Closes
09:00 UTC
Asian session. JPY pairs dominate. Lower volatility overall.
Closes in ~9h
London
○ CLOSEDLondon, UK
Opens
08:00 UTC
Closes
17:00 UTC
Largest session by volume. Major moves often start here.
Opens in ~8h
New York
○ CLOSEDNew York, USA
Opens
13:00 UTC
Closes
22:00 UTC
High volatility. London/NY overlap (13:00–17:00 UTC) is the most active window.
Opens in ~13h
Session Overlap Windows
When two sessions overlap, trading volume spikes and price movements become larger. These are often the best windows to trade.
Low volume overlap. AUD/NZD pairs most active.
Brief but can be volatile. EUR/JPY and GBP/JPY spike.
Highest volume of the day. Best for EUR/USD, GBP/USD.
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