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 2 Jul · 11:59 PKT. Hours are platform server time.
Open Exness Account →How to read this
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 | 7.3 | 9× |
| 01:00 | 0.8 | 10 | 12× |
| 02:00 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 10× |
| 03:00 | 0.8 | 8 | 10× |
| 04:00 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 9× |
| 05:00 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 11× |
| 06:00 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 18× |
| 07:00 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 19× |
| 08:00 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 19× |
| 09:00 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 14× |
| 10:00 | 0.8 | 11.8 | 15× |
| 11:00 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 18× |
| 12:00 | 0.8 | 19.8 | 25× |
| 13:00 | 0.8 | 21.7 | 27× |
| 14:00 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 30× |
| 15:00 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 20× |
| 16:00 | 0.8 | 12.5 | 16× |
| 17:00 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 9× |
| 18:00 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 9× |
| 19:00 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 9× |
| 20:00 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 7× |
| 21:00 | 3.642 | 5.2 | 1× |
| 22:00 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 6× |
| 23:00 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 7× |
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 06:00 | 3.642 at 21:00 | 24.4 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| GBP/USD | 1 at 06:00 | 11.089 at 21:00 | 31.9 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| USD/JPY | 1 at 06:00 | 15.029 at 21:00 | 16 at 12:00 | 12:00 |
| AUD/USD | 0.9 at 06:00 | 3.859 at 21:00 | 18.1 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| USD/CAD | 1.439 at 03:00 | 6.52 at 21:00 | 24 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 24 at 06:00 | 29.846 at 21:00 | 4630.7 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| US Oil (WTI) | 2 at 06:00 | 2 at 06:00 | 89.3 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| UK Oil (Brent) | 2.764 at 20:00 | 3.353 at 00:00 | 89.4 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| BTC/USD | 1000 at 06:00 | 1000 at 06:00 | 117972 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| ETH/USD | 100 at 06:00 | 100 at 06:00 | 3512.9 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| US500 (S&P 500) | 71.997 at 01:00 | 87.225 at 21:00 | 4911.3 at 13:00 | 13:00 |
| US30 (Dow) | 21 at 04:00 | 25 at 21:00 | 3328.3 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| USTEC (Nasdaq 100) | 240 at 07:00 | 283.515 at 21:00 | 38112.3 at 13:00 | 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 5× 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 the Exness MT5 demo 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 on an Exness MetaTrader 5 demo account — the broker’s own pricing feed and symbol specifications, recorded in-terminal and refreshed on a schedule. Demo and live accounts share the same pricing feed. All figures are indicative and change with market conditions.
Open Exness Account →