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• First major session of the trading day — often sets an early tone before Asia and Europe are active.
• Typically lighter volume than London or New York; moves can be choppier with less institutional participation.
• Common trap: thin liquidity can produce moves that look significant but fail to hold once London opens.

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• Second-largest single-country equity market; heavy participation from domestic institutions and the Bank of Japan.
• The midday lunch break (11:30–12:30 JST) often sees volume and volatility drop sharply — worth watching for on any Nikkei-linked instrument.
• Common trap: assuming Tokyo range extremes hold once European desks come online and reprice.

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• The open is one of the most closely watched in the world — the handoff from Asia to Europe concentrates order flow.
• Historically associated with the day’s initial range expansion for many FX and index instruments.
• Common trap: chasing the first breakout of the London open before the move has been confirmed by follow-through.

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• The New York open overlaps with the tail of the London session, historically the highest-liquidity window of the day.
• US index futures and options markets see their heaviest volume here, particularly in the first and last hour.
• Common trap: treating the opening range as a signal on its own, without waiting for structure to confirm.