Section Overview 07intermediate

Market Conditions & Sessions

Understanding when and how market behavior changes, sessions, volatility cycles, and liquidity patterns.

8 lessons · ~2 hrs

Identifying the two primary market states and adapting your strategy accordingly.

How volatility expands and contracts in predictable cycles, and how to trade them.

What liquidity means in forex, where it accumulates, and how it affects your fills.

The three major trading sessions, their characteristics, volatility profiles, and best pairs.

The highest-volume periods when sessions overlap, the best times to trade.

How public holidays affect market liquidity and why you should adjust or avoid trading.

Why gaps occur over weekends, how to protect against them, and gap-fade strategies.

When the forex market is most active, which sessions overlap, and how to choose the best trading hours for your strategy.