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Best time to trade

The busiest three hours of each market over the last 60 trading days, shown in your own time zone. Open a market for its full hour-by-hour chart.

Education only — computed from a broker MT5 demo feed; not investment advice. We publish statistics worked out from the feed, not its candles.

MarketBusiest 3 hours (UTC)Average day range
gold (XAUUSD)––
EUR/USD––
GBP/USD––
USD/JPY––
Bitcoin––
silver (XAGUSD)––
the Dow (US30)––
the Nasdaq 100 (NAS100)––

Local pages: EUR/USD in Pakistan · EUR/USD in India · Bitcoin in Pakistan · Bitcoin in India · Gold in Pakistan · Gold in India

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One method for every market

Every market here is measured the same way: the average distance between the high and the low of each hour of the day, over the last 60 trading days, from ICC Charts' own MT5 demo feed, updated every week. Gold and silver are in US dollars per ounce, the currency pairs in pips, the indices in points and Bitcoin in US dollars. The busiest hours of one market are not the busiest of another: USD/JPY can move in Tokyo, the indices wait for the New York stock open, and Bitcoin also trades at weekends.

Plan the size with the lot size calculator, see the live sessions and ICT killzones clock and the forex market hours by country, or practise in the Chart Challenge game.

Questions

What is the best time to trade forex?

For most pairs the London open and the London–New York overlap; USD/JPY also moves in Tokyo. Each market page shows its own busiest hours.

Why are the hours different in my country?

The markets run on London and New York time. Pick your time zone above, or open a Pakistan or India page.

Where do these numbers come from?

From ICC Charts' own MT5 demo feed: the average high-low range of each hour, worked out once a week over the last 60 trading days. We publish only these averages, not the candles. Education only, not investment advice.

Will the busiest hours stay the same?

Usually close, but not always: news, holidays and the clock changes in the US and UK move them. The page is updated every week, so check it again before you plan.

Practise and trade with a plan

See fair value gaps, order blocks and liquidity drawn for you on live charts in ICC Charts, or train your eye in the free Chart Challenge game.

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