Best Days of the Week to Trade

Best Days of the Week to Trade Forex

Ok, so now we know that the London session is the busiest out of all the other sessions, but there are also certain days in the week where all the markets tend to show more movement. Below is a chart of average pip range for the 4 major pairs for each day of the week:

Trading Sessions - Average pip range of the 4 majors for each day of the week
Day of the week EUR/USD GBP/USD USD/CHF USD/JPY
Sunday 24 31 36 25
Monday 92 110 141 95
Tuesday 102 128 162 104
Wednesday 101 123 158 106
Thursday 83 98 121 77
Friday 80 96 117 72

Best Days of the Week to Trade

You can see that during the middle of the week is where the most movement is seen on all 4 major pairs. Fridays are usually busy until 12pm EST and then the market pretty much drops dead until it closes at 5pm EST. This means we only work half-days on Fridays. The weekend always starts early! Yippee!

So based on these three simple pieces, we’ve learned when the busiest times of the market are. These are the best times to trade because they give us a higher chance of success.

If you're feeling down in the dumps and wish to lose money, these are the times to trade...

Forex Training Class Lessons in 12th Grade: Market Hours

  1. Forex Market Hours
  2. Best Days of the Week to Trade
  3. When to Trade if You Want to Lose Money
  4. Can't Trade During Busy Market Hours?
  5. Summary of Market Hours

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