The Best Times to Trade Forex Currency Pairs (Part 2)

Note: If you have not done so already please read part 1 first: The Best Currency Pairs to Trade In the first part of this article we discussed which currency pairs are the best to trade and explained the differences between the majors, crosses, and exotics.

Today’s article is going to pick up where last week’s left off; we are going to discuss the best times to trade the forex market and the differences between the various FX trading sessions.

Since you have read part 1 and you now know which currency pairs to focus on and why, it is important that you understand when the different forex trading sessions are, how they differ from each other, and the best times and days to trade.

It is true that the forex market is open 24 hours a day, but that doesn’t mean the market is active and worth trading for the entire day.

The idea is to trade when the market is the most volatile, because volatility means that a market is moving, and money is made when the markets are moving, not when the market is quiet and calm.

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