Know which forex trading session is open right now — in your local time and UTC. The London–New York overlap (13:00–16:00 UTC) is the highest-liquidity window of the trading day and produces the largest XAUUSD moves. This live forex trading session clock shows all four sessions with real-time countdowns.
Forex Trading Session is part of the free Aurex Trader calculator suite — 23 browser-based tools for gold (XAUUSD) and forex traders. Nothing is installed, no account is required, and every calculation runs locally in your browser.
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This live clock shows exactly that at the top of the page — the currently open forex trading session (Sydney, Tokyo, London, or New York) updates every second in UTC and your local time, along with a countdown to the next session.
Sydney (21:00–06:00 UTC), Tokyo (00:00–09:00 UTC), London (07:00–16:00 UTC), and New York (13:00–22:00 UTC). London and New York overlap between 13:00–16:00 UTC — the most active forex trading session window of the day.
The London–New York overlap (13:00–16:00 UTC) produces the tightest spreads and biggest moves on XAUUSD. Avoid trading during the Asian session unless you're targeting range-bound strategies.
13:00–16:00 UTC. This 3-hour window overlaps the London and New York forex trading sessions and is the highest-volume, highest-volatility period of the trading day.