With an understanding of the trading sessions, one can increase the ability to predict price movements and decide when to trade forex: Spotting trends: Depending on the time of day, different sessions will show different profitable trends. The market often gets set in one direction for the day first thing in the ‘London session’ so only looking to trade to that side is key. Volatility patterns: Knowing when the market is most volatile or least volatile and how you can measure this is important while efficient trading. A day trading strategy can range from trading a specific pattern to trading breakouts, and all can be applied courtesy of volatility. High volatility periods are where major market moves happen, mostly occurring while the London and New York sessions overlap. Overlap sessions: Use session overlap London/NY for spotting breakout trade opps (basically, with increasing trading volumes, we try to exploit potential price breakouts). Behavior of each session: There are specific pairs that are more active during specific sessions; it is always advantageous to understand what individual behavior this or that session has, it helps to profit. Historical Data: Historical price data from multiple Forex trading time sessions to examine recurring patterns for future use. Understand the hours and sessions every single pair moves during them and then exploit it to maximize your profit lastly. It is crucial to understand current momentum in the market and know the tendency of the currency pair.