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Intermediate14 papers74 minCertificate$11

Sessions and the Trading Day

The same chart behaves differently at nine in the morning and nine at night. This course is about when to be at the screen, and when not to be.

Who it is for
A reader who trades whenever they happen to be free, and wonders why results vary.
Before you start
Reading a Candle Chart.
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You will be able to

  • Name the four sessions and say what each one usually does to price
  • Say which session your own symbol actually moves in
  • Use the daily and weekly open as reference points on a chart
  • Explain why yesterday's high and low are watched
  • Recognise the hours when spreads widen, and why
  • Build a trading routine around the hours you are actually free

14 papers

A short quiz after every paper; the next paper opens when you pass it.

  1. Unit 1

    The four sessions

    1. 01What Is the London Session6 min
    2. 02What Is the New York Session6 min
    3. 03What Is the Asian Session6 min
    4. 04What Is the London and New York Overlap6 min

  2. Unit 2

    Which market, which hour

    1. 05Which Markets Move at Which Hours5 min
    2. 06How Liquidity Differs Between Instruments5 min
    3. 07What Happens to Spreads During News5 min

  3. Unit 3

    The marks a new day leaves

    1. 08What Is the Daily Open5 min
    2. 09What Is the Weekly Open5 min
    3. 10Why Yesterday's High and Low Matter5 min
    4. 11What Is a Round Number Level5 min

  4. Unit 4

    Your own hours

    1. 12What Is Weekend and Gap Risk5 min
    2. 13How to Build a Trading Routine5 min
    3. 14How to Trade With a Full-Time Job5 min