The curious pattern of Monday mornings
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2026 1:44 pm
Monday brings a mixture of leftover weekend news, thin early liquidity and traders returning with fresh ideas. Behaviour varies.
Some Mondays show gaps from the Sunday open. Others begin quietly, then pick up as Europe arrives. Weekly highs or lows set on Monday often hold surprisingly well, with some studies suggesting that a notable share of weekly extremes form early in the week.
Spread behaviour is different too. Sunday evening spreads are wide, narrowing through Asian hours and settling by London.
For scalpers, Monday can be a mixed bag. The lack of recent data after a weekend means less context. Some prefer to watch the first few hours before taking a trade, using the time to mark levels and observe the tone.
Reviewing results by weekday often reveals patterns that were never obvious from day-to-day experience.
Tagging Monday trades separately for a couple of months shows whether the early-week hours deserve full size or a more cautious approach.
Which weekday has been the best and worst in the journal here?
Some Mondays show gaps from the Sunday open. Others begin quietly, then pick up as Europe arrives. Weekly highs or lows set on Monday often hold surprisingly well, with some studies suggesting that a notable share of weekly extremes form early in the week.
Spread behaviour is different too. Sunday evening spreads are wide, narrowing through Asian hours and settling by London.
For scalpers, Monday can be a mixed bag. The lack of recent data after a weekend means less context. Some prefer to watch the first few hours before taking a trade, using the time to mark levels and observe the tone.
Reviewing results by weekday often reveals patterns that were never obvious from day-to-day experience.
Tagging Monday trades separately for a couple of months shows whether the early-week hours deserve full size or a more cautious approach.
Which weekday has been the best and worst in the journal here?