Asian sessionBeginner
The Tokyo and Sydney part of the trading day, roughly 19:00 to 04:00 New York time (00:00 to 09:00 London time). Usually the quietest session.
What it means
Price often moves in a tight range during Asia, especially on EURUSD and GBPUSD. That range (the Asian range) becomes the liquidity that London and New York go after.
The ICT Asian killzone is 20:00 to 00:00 New York time. Pairs with JPY, AUD and NZD move more in Asia than the European pairs.
How to spot it
- Mark the high and low from 20:00 to 00:00 New York time (01:00 to 05:00 London time).
Common mistakes
- Trading breakouts of a tight Asian range, which are often the false move.
Asian, London and New York sessions and the ICT killzones, with exact times in New York and London time, daylight saving notes and test rules.
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