Exness Trading Hours — Spread and Movement by Hour (Ethiopia)
How the measured spread and the average hourly movement change through the trading day on Exness’s MetaTrader 5 feed — measured 31 Aug · 10:51 EAT. 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.
BTC/USD hour by hour (measured)
| Hour (server) | Avg spread (pts) | Avg movement (pts) | Movement per pt of spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 1000 | 53029.3 | 53× |
| 01:00 | 1000 | 47408.4 | 47× |
| 02:00 | 1000 | 60088 | 60× |
| 03:00 | 1000 | 36118.3 | 36× |
| 04:00 | 1000 | 31892.9 | 32× |
| 05:00 | 1000 | 36673.6 | 37× |
| 06:00 | 1000 | 33878.3 | 34× |
| 07:00 | 1000 | 48715 | 49× |
| 08:00 | 1000 | 50256.4 | 50× |
| 09:00 | 1000 | 54750.7 | 55× |
| 10:00 | 1000 | 48736.3 | 49× |
| 11:00 | 1000 | 46525 | 47× |
| 12:00 | 1000 | 61978.7 | 62× |
| 13:00 | 1000 | 73831.7 | 74× |
| 14:00 | 1000 | 87083.1 | 87× |
| 15:00 | 1000 | 72833.1 | 73× |
| 16:00 | 1000 | 68116 | 68× |
| 17:00 | 1000 | 54408.4 | 54× |
| 18:00 | 1000 | 45474.4 | 45× |
| 19:00 | 1000 | 40163.3 | 40× |
| 20:00 | 1000 | 41347.9 | 41× |
| 21:00 | 1000 | 38724.7 | 39× |
| 22:00 | 1000 | 37911.4 | 38× |
| 23:00 | 1000 | 51147.7 | 51× |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC/USD | 1000 at 07:00 | 1000 at 07:00 | 87083.1 at 14:00 | 14:00 |
| ETH/USD | 100 at 07:00 | 100 at 07:00 | 3310.9 at 16:00 | 16:00 |
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 BTC/USD hour was 07:00 server time, where the average spread ran about 1× 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 00:00, 15:00, 22:00, 23:00.
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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