Choosing the pair by the session, not the other way around

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Many traders pick a favorite pair and trade it at all hours. Scalpers do better when the pair fits the session.

EURUSD works most of the day, but its best hours are the London morning and the New York overlap. GBPUSD is lively in London. USDJPY is active in Tokyo and again around New York data. AUDUSD and NZDUSD shine in the Asian morning. USDCAD wakes up with the New York session.

Matching the pair to the active session means trading when spreads are tightest and ranges are widest. That cuts costs relative to movement.

A pair rotation plan could look like this: Asian hours for yen and Aussie pairs, London for euro and sterling, New York for dollar pairs and CAD. It requires tracking several instruments, but the focus within each session stays narrow.

Comparing the average range-to-spread ratio by pair and hour gives a clear guide.

Which pairs are traded at which hours, and was the schedule based on data?