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Market Sessions Clock.

Forex never sleeps but it does cycle. Liquidity rotates through four major sessions — Sydney, Tokyo, London, New York — and the best moves cluster at session opens and overlaps. The London open and the London/New York overlap routinely deliver 60-70% of a pair's daily range. The clock below shows live status for every session, ticking every second, with a countdown to the next state change so you can time entries and avoid the dead zones that lure traders into low-quality setups.

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How it works

The four sessions

  • Sydney — opens the trading week. Thin liquidity, ranges, AUD- and NZD-driven price action.
  • Tokyo — JPY and yen-cross focus. Ranges tighten, Asia liquidity sweeps often set up the London move.
  • London — the largest forex session. The open often delivers the day's directional move on EUR, GBP and gold.
  • New York — US data drops, equity correlation kicks in. London/NY overlap is the highest-volatility window of the day.

Standard hours (UTC)

  • Sydney — 22:00 to 07:00
  • Tokyo — 00:00 to 09:00
  • London — 08:00 to 17:00
  • New York — 13:00 to 22:00

Daylight-saving shifts London/NY by an hour seasonally. The clock above accounts for current UTC time directly.

FAQ

Market session questions

What time does each forex session open?
In standard (UTC) time the Sydney session runs 22:00–07:00, Tokyo 00:00–09:00, London 08:00–17:00, and New York 13:00–22:00. London and New York shift by an hour seasonally with daylight saving.
What is the best time to trade forex?
The most active window is the London open and the London/New York overlap (roughly 13:00–17:00 UTC), which routinely delivers 60–70% of a pair's daily range thanks to peak liquidity from both major centres being open.
Is the forex market open 24 hours a day?
Forex trades 24 hours a day from Sydney's Monday open through to New York's Friday close, but it is not equally active throughout. Liquidity rotates through the four sessions, so volatility clusters around session opens and overlaps.
Pair with macro

Sessions plus calendar = full context.

Know what session you're in and what news is due — that covers 80% of timing decisions.

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Forex Market Hours / Sessions Clock — Sydney, Tokyo, London, New York