The foreign exchange market can be divided into four main trading periods: Sydney period, Tokyo period, London period and new york period. The following are the opening and closing schedules of each market:

daylight saving time

Winter time

The following table shows the average fluctuation range of major currency pairs every day in a week:

As shown in the above figure, the middle of the week is probably the best trading time, and most transactions will be carried out during this time.

Friday's market will be very busy before noon 12, and then it will be quite quiet, which will last until 5 pm, EST. This also means that the week's trading in the foreign exchange market is over.