Every killzone, in your own time.
A live clock for the Asian range, London, New York AM, London close and New York PM windows, converted to your timezone, with a countdown to the next one.
Free, with no sign up. The windows are the commonly taught ones, in New York time. The clock follows New York daylight saving, so it stays right all year.
The dial is your local 24 hours, midnight at the top. The thin grey ring shows when CME equity index futures are open, and the small dots mark US data releases and the stock market open.
Killzones tell you when to look. They do not tell you what to do.
They are windows when the major sessions open or overlap and activity tends to be heavier. Teachers draw the edges a little differently, so treat these as the usual windows and use the ones in your own plan.
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Using it well
Five windows is not a to-do list. Most people do better with one or two, traded well.
Pick the window that suits your life
Choose the one or two you can give full attention to, not the ones you could technically be awake for. The clock shows what each costs you in your own time.
Know when you are done
Decide the end of your session before it starts. Trades taken after the window you planned for are usually the ones that break the plan.
Write it into your week
Put your window, and what you will do inside it, in the free Weekly Plan, so it is a rule and not a mood.
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The research behind it
- CME Group. Equity index futures trading hours: open from Sunday 6:00 pm to Friday 5:00 pm New York time, with a daily break from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. cmegroup.com.
- The IANA Time Zone Database, which your browser uses for daylight saving changes. The United States and the United Kingdom change their clocks on different dates, so the gap between London and New York is an hour different for a few weeks each spring and autumn.
The Killzone Clock is an educational tool. It is not trading advice. The windows shown are the commonly taught ones in New York time (Asian range 8:00 pm to midnight, London 2:00 am to 5:00 am, New York AM 7:00 am to 10:00 am, London close 10:00 am to noon, New York PM 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm) and are not set by any exchange. Exchange holidays change CME hours, so check the CME calendar before relying on the open or closed state. Trading involves risk, and you should only trade with money you can afford to lose.
