New York session
The US trading session, roughly 13:00–21:00 UK time, containing most major US data releases.
Full explanation
The New York session runs through US business hours, broadly 13:00 to 21:00 UK time. Its first hours overlap with London, and that overlap is the deepest-liquidity period of the trading day.
Most high-impact US releases — employment data, inflation, growth figures and Federal Reserve decisions — are scheduled inside this window, typically at 13:30 or 19:00 UK time. These are the events most likely to reset direction for the entire day.
After London closes, liquidity falls away. The late New York period is often slower, with the day''s range already established.
Why traders watch it
If you trade in the afternoon or evening, this session decides your conditions. It offers real opportunity during the overlap and thinning, less reliable conditions afterwards.
The Trading Plan marks US releases as risk windows and shows how the New York session is expected to interact with the range built during London.
Trading considerations
- Most US releases land at 13:30 or 19:00 UK time — plan around them.
- The London–New York overlap offers the deepest liquidity of the day.
- Liquidity falls sharply once London closes; expect less reliable follow-through.
Educational guidance only — never a trading signal or recommendation.
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Asian session
The overnight session driven by Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore, typically quieter and range-bound.
Clear direction
When one side is plainly in control: price makes progress one way and pullbacks are shallow.
Consolidation
A pause in which price moves tightly sideways, often after a strong move, while the market absorbs it.
First spike
The sharp, immediate move in the seconds after a release or a level breaks — usually the least reliable part of the whole move.
High-impact news
A scheduled release with a strong record of moving markets sharply — for example inflation, employment data or an interest-rate decision.
Holding a move
When price stays at its new level after a move instead of drifting back — the sign that the move was accepted.