Exness Trading Hours — Spread and Movement by Hour
How the measured spread and the average hourly movement change through the trading day on Exness’s MetaTrader 5 feed — measured 8 Jul · 10:56 +03. Hours are platform server time.
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A trading hour is attractive when the market moves a lot relative to what entering costs. The last column divides the average hourly movement by the average spread in that hour — more movement per pip of spread means the hour is cheaper to trade relative to its opportunity, before strategy and news are considered.
EUR/USD hour by hour (measured)
| Hour (server) | Avg spread (pips) | Avg movement (pips) | Movement per pip of spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0.8 | 8 | 10× |
| 01:00 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 14× |
| 02:00 | 0.8 | 7 | 9× |
| 03:00 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 8× |
| 04:00 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 8× |
| 05:00 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 11× |
| 06:00 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 15× |
| 07:00 | 0.8 | 12 | 15× |
| 08:00 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 15× |
| 09:00 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 13× |
| 10:00 | 0.8 | 10 | 12× |
| 11:00 | 0.8 | 13 | 16× |
| 12:00 | 0.8 | 20.8 | 26× |
| 13:00 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 23× |
| 14:00 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 25× |
| 15:00 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 16× |
| 16:00 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 11× |
| 17:00 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 9× |
| 18:00 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 9× |
| 19:00 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 9× |
| 20:00 | 0.89 | 5.5 | 6× |
| 21:00 | 9.898 | 5.7 | 1× |
| 22:00 | 0.805 | 4.3 | 5× |
| 23:00 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 8× |
Spread = average of all quotes captured in that hour over the last 24h; movement = average high–low of that hour over the last 7 sessions. Hours are MT5 server time.
All instruments — where spreads tighten and widen
| Instrument | Tightest avg spread | Widest avg spread | Biggest hourly movement | Movement-per-cost peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 0.8 at 07:00 | 9.898 at 21:00 | 20.8 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| GBP/USD | 1 at 07:00 | 9.256 at 21:00 | 27.4 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| USD/JPY | 1 at 08:00 | 6.871 at 21:00 | 41.4 at 06:00 | 06:00 |
| AUD/USD | 0.9 at 07:00 | 5.622 at 21:00 | 15.8 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| USD/CAD | 1.436 at 04:00 | 5.999 at 21:00 | 21.9 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| USD/CHF | 1.3 at 07:00 | 2.968 at 21:00 | 17.7 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| NZD/USD | 1.4 at 07:00 | 4.852 at 21:00 | 14.1 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| EUR/GBP | 1.3 at 07:00 | 7.623 at 21:00 | 9.2 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| EUR/JPY | 1.6 at 08:00 | 12.192 at 21:00 | 39.1 at 06:00 | 06:00 |
| GBP/JPY | 2.681 at 16:00 | 26.94 at 21:00 | 44.5 at 06:00 | 06:00 |
| AUD/JPY | 1.9 at 08:00 | 6.731 at 21:00 | 26.8 at 06:00 | 06:00 |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 24 at 16:00 | 33.965 at 21:00 | 3316.7 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| XAG/USD (Silver) | 3 at 07:00 | 3 at 07:00 | 105.9 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| US Oil (WTI) | 2 at 07:00 | 2 at 07:00 | 70.6 at 08:00 | 08:00 |
| UK Oil (Brent) | 2.866 at 17:00 | 3.4 at 00:00 | 81.3 at 08:00 | 08:00 |
| BTC/USD | 1000 at 07:00 | 1000 at 07:00 | 71857.6 at 15:00 | 15:00 |
| ETH/USD | 100 at 07:00 | 100 at 07:00 | 2367.7 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| US500 (S&P 500) | 75.317 at 09:00 | 138.203 at 21:00 | 3408 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| US30 (Dow) | 22.978 at 16:00 | 38 at 21:00 | 2731.7 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| USTEC (Nasdaq 100) | 240 at 07:00 | 381.793 at 21:00 | 26758.1 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| DE30 (DAX) | 16 at 07:00 | 428.863 at 23:00 | 1156 at 07:00 | 07:00 |
| JP225 (Nikkei 225) | 32.202 at 03:00 | 71 at 20:00 | 11005.9 at 00:00 | 00:00 |
| UK100 (FTSE 100) | 142 at 08:00 | 1003 at 21:00 | 5111.6 at 07:00 | 13:00 |
Spread in pips (points for non-FX). ‘Movement-per-cost peak’ is the hour with the most movement per pip of spread.
The rollover hour
In this sample the widest EUR/USD hour was 21:00 server time, where the average spread ran about 12× the typical hour. This is the daily rollover window — swaps are applied, liquidity providers reset, and quotes briefly widen. Positions held with tight stop-losses through this hour can be stopped out by the spread alone. The most active hours by tick count were 06:00, 13:00, 14:00, 19:00.
How this was measured
- Spread by hour: every captured quote on Exness's own MT5 feed, bucketed by server hour (last 24h).
- Movement by hour: average H1 candle range over the last 7 sessions, from the same feed.
- The ratio compares movement to entry cost only — it is not a prediction of direction.
- Figures refresh on a schedule and vary day to day.
Measured in-terminal on Exness’s own MetaTrader 5 pricing feed and symbol specifications, refreshed on a schedule. All figures are indicative and change with market conditions.
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