It is recommended to run the bot when your pair consolidates the most. This is most likely Asia + London for most pairs. It is not recommended to run in NY due to volatility, however, there are some pairs that consolidate during NY. Please check Tradingview and backtest with your pair. Usually the best time to start the bot is in Asia session The EA works best during consolidation so just make sure to test on a demo first during these time conditions.
Tokyo session is sometimes referred to as the Asian session. Converting GMT to EST (or your time zone): https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/gmt-to-est-converter
The forex market is open 24 hours a day in different parts of the world, from 6 p.m. EST on Sunday until 4 p.m. EST on Friday.
Market watch time conversions according to FTMO, Prosperity, and HankoTrade. If you have a different broker, these times might be different:
Left side is market watch
MW | PST
22:00 -> 12:00PM PST
23:00 -> 1:00PM PST
00:00 -> 2:00PM PST
1:00 -> 3:00 PM PST
2:00 -> 4:00 PM PST
3:00 -> 5:00 PM PST
4:00 -> 6:00 PM PST
5:00 -> 7:00 PM PST
6:00 -> 8:00 PM PST
7:00 -> 9:00 PM PST
8:00 -> 10:00 PM PST
9:00 -> 11:00 PM PST
10:00 -> 12:00 AM PST
11:00 -> 1:00 AM PST
12:00 -> 2:00 AM PST
13:00 -> 3:00 AM PST
14:00 -> 4:00 AM PST
15:00 -> 5:00 AM PST
16:00 -> 6:00AM PST
17:00 -> 7:00AM PST
18:00 -> 8:00AM PST
19:00 -> 9:00AM PST
20:00 -> 10:00AM PST
21:00 -> 11:00AM PST
MW | EST
22:00 -> 3:00PM EST
23:00 -> 4:00PM EST
00:00 -> 5:00PM EST
1:00 -> 6:00 PM EST
2:00 -> 7:00 PM EST
3:00 -> 8:00 PM EST
4:00 -> 9:00 PM EST
5:00 -> 10:00 PM EST
6:00 -> 11:00 PM EST
7:00 -> 12:00 AM EST
8:00 -> 1:00 AM EST
9:00 -> 2:00 AM EST
10:00 -> 3:00 AM EST
11:00 -> 4:00 AM EST
12:00 -> 5:00 AM EST
13:00 -> 6:00 AM EST
14:00 -> 7:00 AM EST
15:00 -> 8:00 AM EST
16:00 -> 9:00AM EST
17:00 -> 10:00AM EST
18:00 -> 11:00AM EST
19:00 -> 12:00PM EST
20:00 -> 1:00PM EST
21:00 -> 2:00PM EST
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