TradeTodaysForex Market Hours
Forex trades 24 hours a day, five days a week — but not with the same character throughout. Liquidity, spreads and volatility depend on which of the four regional sessions is active. This tracker shows the sessions in real time, converted to your local clock.
Sydney, Wellington
Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong
London, Frankfurt, Paris
New York, Toronto, Chicago
Bars show the 24-hour UTC day from 00:00 (left) to 23:00 (right). Times are based on standard winter schedules; Sydney, London and New York shift by one hour during daylight saving time, so always double-check with your broker's platform clock around DST changes.
The Formula Behind It
Sydney 21:00–06:00 UTC · Tokyo 00:00–09:00 UTC · London 08:00–17:00 UTC · New York 13:00–22:00 UTC- •Sydney session — opens the trading day; thinner liquidity, relevant for AUD/NZD pairs.
- •Tokyo session — the Asian block; the busiest window for JPY crosses.
- •London session — the largest share of global forex turnover.
- •New York session — the US block; the London–New York overlap is the day's liquidity peak.
How to Use This Calculator
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Check the coloured bars to see which sessions are open at this exact hour.
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Compare UTC times with the local times shown next to each session.
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Plan news-sensitive trades around the London–New York overlap, when liquidity is deepest.
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Avoid the rollover window around 22:00 UTC, when spreads typically widen.
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Check your broker's server-time offset — most platforms label candles in GMT+2/GMT+3 rather than UTC.
Worked Example
It is 14:00 UTC on a Wednesday and you want to trade EUR/USD.
London (08:00–17:00 UTC) is open with 3 hours left. New York (13:00–22:00 UTC) opened an hour ago. Both sessions overlap.
Result: you are in the London–New York overlap — the most liquid window of the day for EUR/USD and GBP/USD.
Important Risk Note
Spreads widen near session opens, at rollover and around economic news releases, and the market is closed on weekends, which can cause gaps at the Sunday open. Session times shift with daylight saving changes. Educational use only.