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Session Opens (Globex, London, New York)
The three times of day when futures liquidity and volatility change character, and why the clock belongs in your journal.
What it is
Futures trade nearly 24 hours, but not equally: the Globex reopen (6pm ET), London morning (~3am ET), and the New York open (9:30am ET) each inject distinct volatility and participation. Setups that print in dead hours behave differently from identical setups in live hours.
Why it matters
Setups behave differently by time of day. Reviewing your own journal by session shows where your process holds up and where it slips.
NQ example ILLUSTRATION
An NQ trader tags every journal entry with the session it filled in, then reviews the evening trades and the morning trades separately before changing any rule.