When is the best time of the day to trade on the Forex.I'm in the UK.
Forex is a highly dynamic market with lots of price swings in a single minute. This characteristic allows you to enter the market many times a day and gain some profit from the trades.
I think the best time to trade in a day is at peak hours.
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