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 22 Jul · 15:55 CST. 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 | 7.7 | 10× |
| 01:00 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 9× |
| 02:00 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 8× |
| 03:00 | 0.8 | 5.7 | 7× |
| 04:00 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 6× |
| 05:00 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 8× |
| 06:00 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 12× |
| 07:00 | 0.8 | 13 | 16× |
| 08:00 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 14× |
| 09:00 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 11× |
| 10:00 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 12× |
| 11:00 | 0.8 | 12 | 15× |
| 12:00 | 0.8 | 21 | 26× |
| 13:00 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 17× |
| 14:00 | 0.8 | 15.1 | 19× |
| 15:00 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 15× |
| 16:00 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 14× |
| 17:00 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 13× |
| 18:00 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 9× |
| 19:00 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 9× |
| 20:00 | 1.007 | 5.7 | 6× |
| 21:00 | 4.74 | 4.4 | 1× |
| 22:00 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5× |
| 23:00 | 0.8 | 4 | 5× |
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 | 4.74 at 21:00 | 21 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| GBP/USD | 1 at 07:00 | 6.989 at 21:00 | 27.3 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| USD/JPY | 1 at 07:00 | 4.321 at 21:00 | 20.3 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| AUD/USD | 0.9 at 07:00 | 4.924 at 21:00 | 14.7 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| USD/CAD | 1.4 at 07:00 | 2.797 at 21:00 | 22.2 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| USD/CHF | 1.3 at 07:00 | 2.805 at 21:00 | 20.2 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| NZD/USD | 1.4 at 07:00 | 5.515 at 21:00 | 15.5 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| EUR/GBP | 1.3 at 07:00 | 2.725 at 21:00 | 10.8 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| EUR/JPY | 1.6 at 07:00 | 6.317 at 21:00 | 22.2 at 07:00 | 07:00 |
| GBP/JPY | 2.1 at 07:00 | 20.023 at 21:00 | 34.8 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| AUD/JPY | 1.1 at 07:00 | 5.412 at 21:00 | 16.1 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 24 at 07:00 | 34 at 21:00 | 3548.9 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| XAG/USD (Silver) | 3 at 07:00 | 4.4 at 21:00 | 82.1 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| US Oil (WTI) | 2 at 07:00 | 2 at 07:00 | 118.2 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| UK Oil (Brent) | 3.331 at 20:00 | 3.796 at 00:00 | 122.8 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| BTC/USD | 1000 at 07:00 | 1000 at 07:00 | 49426.4 at 15:00 | 15:00 |
| ETH/USD | 100 at 07:00 | 100 at 07:00 | 1945.7 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| US500 (S&P 500) | 107.899 at 05:00 | 129 at 07:00 | 3141.1 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| US30 (Dow) | 32 at 01:00 | 37.853 at 21:00 | 3153.6 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| USTEC (Nasdaq 100) | 360 at 07:00 | 395.063 at 21:00 | 23229.6 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| DE30 (DAX) | 16 at 07:00 | 446.237 at 23:00 | 1601.4 at 07:00 | 07:00 |
| JP225 (Nikkei 225) | 33.489 at 02:00 | 71 at 20:00 | 9879.9 at 00:00 | 00:00 |
| UK100 (FTSE 100) | 142 at 09:00 | 858 at 20:00 | 5513.1 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 6× 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 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00.
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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