The Asian session

Sessions & Killzones

The quiet range-builder

The Asian session runs roughly 7 PM to midnight New York time. Volume is thinner than London or New York, and price tends to range rather than trend hard.

A reference box for later

Many traders use the Asian range, its high and low, as a reference box. A break of that box during London or New York often signals the day's real directional move.

Don't force a breakout here

Trying to force a big, fast breakout trade during thin Asian hours often just means getting chopped in a tight range that never commits to a real direction.

Check yourself

Compared to London and New York, the Asian session typically has…

Thinner volume and more ranging price action correct
The heaviest volume of the entire day
No price movement whatsoever

Fewer major participants are active, so price tends to drift inside a range instead of trending hard.

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