1.5Trading Sessions
- ·The major trading sessions and the overlap
- ·Why behaviour changes between sessions
- ·How to identify when your instrument is most active
- ·Asian session
- ·London session
- ·New York session
- ·London / New York overlap
Market behaviour changes between sessions. Different sessions can have different liquidity, volatility, institutional participation and economic catalysts.
A trader should know when their chosen instrument is most active.
Time of day is a filter, not a detail.
A range strategy that performs during quiet Asian hours may be repeatedly stopped out during the London / New York overlap.
Examples use historical or illustrative data only. They are not live market signals.
Compare XAUUSD, EURUSD and NAS100 across sessions and record: average movement, volatility, number of meaningful setups, and spread behaviour.
Why does session matter to a strategy?
A breakout strategy produces frequent false breaks during one part of the day. What is the first reasonable adjustment?
- 01Four session windows define most market activity.
- 02Conditions, not just price, change with the clock.
- 03Session filtering is one of the simplest strategy improvements.
Educational content only. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to trade. Trading involves risk of loss, results vary between individuals, and past performance does not indicate future results. Only capital you can afford to lose should be exposed to market risk.