Pre-Asia
Tokyo
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Liquidity builds ahead of the Tokyo open. JPY and AUD pairs start to move.
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Asia Session
Tokyo
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Tokyo cash equities are open. Typically range-bound with lighter volume.
Pre-London
London
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Pre-open positioning before London. Often sets the bias for the day.
London Open
London
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First two hours of London. Highest European volume — expect expansion.
London Session
London
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Full London session for FX, metals and European indices.
Pre-NYSE
New York
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US pre-market. Earnings, news and gap setups before the bell.
New York (NYSE)
New York
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NYSE cash session. The opening drive 09:30–10:30 is the most volatile.
London–NY Overlap
New York
— High volume
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London and New York both open — the highest-volume window of the day.
Gold Globex Reopen
New York
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CME Globex gold futures reopen after the daily break — thin, gappy liquidity.
LBMA Gold AM Fix
London
— XAU High volume
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London morning gold benchmark auction — sharp XAU spikes around 10:30.
COMEX Gold Open
New York
— XAU High volume
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COMEX gold floor open at 08:20 NY — the biggest XAU volume burst of the day.
LBMA Gold PM Fix
London
— XAU High volume
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Afternoon gold benchmark auction at 15:00 London — US and London both active.
COMEX Gold Close
New York
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Gold futures settlement window — positioning and late-session reversals.
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