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When can you trade Forex?

Forex trading is open for 24 hours a day from Sunday to Friday (GMT), but when is the best time to trade?

The FX market is the most liquid between 1.00pm and 5.00pm GMT
On Friday the market quietens down rapidly after 5:00pm GMT

Total Average pip ranges for major currencies on a daily basis

Pair	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
EUR/USD	69	109	142	136	145	144
GBP/USD	73	149	172	152	169	179
USD/JPY	41	65	82	91	124	98
AUD/USD	58	84	114	99	115	111
NZD/USD	28	81	98	87	100	96
USD/CAD	43	93	112	106	120	125
USD/CHF	55	84	119	107	104	116
EUR/JPY	19	133	178	159	223	192
GBP/JPY	100	169	213	179	270	232
EUR/GBP	35	74	81	79	75	91
EUR/CHF	35	55	55	64	87	76
Total	556	1,096	1,366	1,259	1,532	1,460

As you can see from the charts above, it appears to be best to trade during the middle of the week since this is when most of the action happens.

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