Accurately timing your trades is as vital as choosing the right financial instruments for your portfolio. To aid you in honing your trading strategies across various asset classes, we have created a comprehensive guide to market hours. This essential resource provides detailed insights into the trading sessions’ operational hours, empowering you to make informed trading decisions.
Master Market
Timing with Handel Swiss
Understanding the critical importance of timing, Handel Swiss offers an extensive overview of market operational hours. Our guide is designed to keep you informed and enhance your trading strategy throughout the year. It outlines the differences between winter and summer market hours, ensuring you have the knowledge to navigate the markets effectively regardless of the season.
Adapting to Seasonal
Market Hour Changes
Seasonal shifts require adjustments in trading hours, essential for maintaining a robust trading strategy. Handel Swiss operates on GMT +3 during the summer and switches to GMT +2 in the winter, allowing you to seamlessly adjust your trading strategies according to these changes.
Winter Session
- Australia: 8 pm – 5 am
- Tokyo: 12 am – 9 am
- London: 8 am – 4 pm
- New York: 1 pm – 10 pm
Summer Session
- Australia: 9 pm – 6 am
- Tokyo: 12 am – 9 am
- London: 7 am – 3 pm
- New York: 12 pm – 9 pm
These schedules are integrated into your trading platform for easy access and reference.
Understanding
Market Hours
Market dynamics change throughout the day, starting slowly and intensifying as major markets like Tokyo and London open. The Forex market runs 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday, offering the flexibility to trade at any time during the market week. Utilizing insights from your Handel Swiss account manager can further refine your trading strategy, helping you achieve your trading goals. Pay close attention to the overlapping periods between trading sessions, which are marked by increased volatility, fluctuations in spreads, and significant price movements. For exact start and end times of trading sessions, use the Handel Swiss trading chart as an indispensable tool.
