The Tokyo to London handover

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Between roughly 7:00 and 8:00 London time, Asian activity fades and European desks arrive. Spreads can widen briefly and price often repositions.

The handover is known for stop runs and fake moves. The Asian range, built during quiet hours, becomes a target. Price breaks one side as London opens, then often reverses.

For scalpers, the first fifteen to thirty minutes after 8:00 London can be profitable, but the risk is high. Spreads fluctuate, and direction is unclear until the first real flows arrive.

A common approach is marking the Asian high and low, and watching how price behaves around them after the London open. Failed breaks produce setups, as discussed in other threads.

A simpler, more conservative approach is waiting until the dust settles, perhaps 8:30 or 9:00, and trading the established direction.

Recording the behavior daily for a month shows whether the pattern is consistent on the pair of choice.

What does the Tokyo to London transition look like on your charts, and is it traded or avoided?