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Oct 24, 2026 5 min read

London vs New York: How to Analyse Gold Trading Sessions

Gold trading sessions behave differently enough that one plan cannot cover both: London sets the direction with a sweep of the Asian range, New York delivers the distance around US data and the options expiry, and the hour they overlap is where the day's largest candles print. This guide analyses each session by its share of the daily range, what drives it, how it typically reverses or extends the previous one, and the setup that fits each window.

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Oct 13 5 min read

Best Time to Trade Forex: Sessions, Liquidity and Your Trading Style

The best time to trade forex is not a clock time — it is the overlap between when the market has liquidity, when your pairs move, and when you can actually be at the screen. This guide maps the four sessions and their overlaps, shows which pairs move in which window, and matches each trading style to the hours where it earns, with the dead zones to avoid.

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Oct 10 4 min read

London Forex Session: Market Activity, Preparation and Trade Filters

London is where the forex day actually starts: the largest share of global volume, the first directional push, and the most reliable pattern in intraday trading — the raid on the Asian range. This is how the session behaves hour by hour, how to prepare for it, and the filters that keep you out of the bad trades.

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