Bitcoin Market Hours and The 3 Major Bitcoin Sessions

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If you want to find as many chances to trade as possible during Bitcoin's active times, you need to know when the bitcoin market has the most activity. This is when there's the most trading happening with bitcoin.

Even though there is no official open and close time during the week, it can be broken up into 3 major Bitcoin sessions - Tokyo, London and New York market sessions.

Timing matters - a lot. It might not seem crucial at first, but knowing when to trade is one of the keys to success.

The ideal time to engage in trading is when the BTCUSD market experiences high activity, leading to higher transaction volumes. A bustling market presents better opportunities for profit, whereas a slow and inactive one is essentially unproductive - it's advisable to turn off your desktop and refrain from trading Bitcoin during these times.

Not all the times are suitable, that is because the volatility keeps changing. Below is a table explaining the schedule of Bitcoin Crypto Currency Sessions. The time used is GMT 0

Bitcoin Market Hours Chart - Best Time to Trade BTC/USD Crypto - New York BTCUSD Market Session

The 3 major sessions are:

Asian Session Hours( Tokyo ): 00:00 to 9:00 GMT
European Session Hours( London ): 7:00 - 17:00 GMT
U.S. Session Hours( New York ): 13:00 to 22:00 GMT

Bitcoin Sessions Overlaps

There are hours when 2 market sessions are overlapped:

London + Tokyo overlap - 7:00 - 9:00 GMT

New York + London over-lap - 13:00 to 17:00 GMT

You'll see the most bitcoin being traded during these hours, meaning you have better odds of winning in these specific hours.

This implies that the bulk of Bitcoin transactional volume transpires during the overlap between the London and US market sessions. Consequently, this period naturally presents the optimal window for profit generation.

The bitcoin prices moves a lot during the New York & London Market Sessions because Multinational companies, hedge funds, managed funds & banks are open for trading.

Companies from different countries will use bitcoin at this time to make doing international business and trade easier, investment groups will trade bitcoin to make money, and banks will exchange a lot of money for their customers, like people traveling or anyone who wants to exchange money to buy things in other countries or do business.

This situation makes the btcusd market highly liquid, and the large volume of trades results in significant price fluctuations. Typically, the charts will trend in a specific direction, establishing a short-term trend during this period.

Join crypto trades when activity peaks. That's when liquidity flows and chances to profit rise. High volume makes bitcoin prices more steady. Low liquidity leads to wild swings and range-bound moves with no clear path.

Once you trade bitcoin for a while you'll get to know that is easier to make money when the btcusd market is moving up or moving down, unlike when it is in a range.

Asian Session Characteristics:

Least volatile of the 3 sessions
Account for 15 % of daily trade transaction turnover
Typical 20 -30 pip(point) moves

European Session Characteristics:

Most volatile of the 3 market sessions
35 % of daily trade volume
Typical 90 -150 pip moves

USA Session Characteristics:

2nd most volatile of the 3 sessions
Accounts for 25% of daily trade turnover
Focuses on AUS economic news

US and Europe Session Overlaps Characteristics:

Combines the 2 most volatile sessions
Accounts for 60 % of total daily trade transaction turnover
Focuses on USA and European economic news
Fast moving bitcoin prices and cryptocurrency trends in a particular direction

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