Technical structure transfers across markets, but execution does not. Crypto trades continuously and fragments liquidity; forex follows sessions, pairs and macro releases; gold combines dollar, rate and safe-haven flows. Stops, freshness and costs must reflect the market.
Created from deterministic market calculations and editorial review. AI may summarize evidence but cannot invent prices, levels or results.
Primary-source policy: exchange data and documentation, broker contract terms, and official regulator or market-education materials.
Change history: first published 13 Aug 2026; expanded 26 Aug; topic and methodology review 28 Aug 2026.Read the full methodology →What to remember
- Identify the exact venue and symbol.
- Match the setup to the liquid session.
- Check spread and event risk before sizing.
- Use higher-timeframe context appropriate to the market.
Crypto: continuous trading, fragmented venues
Crypto trades around the clock, but liquidity and spread vary by venue, pair and hour. BTC/USDT on one exchange is not identical to BTC/USD on another. Weekend conditions can produce thinner books and sharper wicks.
HyperFX fetches current OHLCV after you choose the market and timeframe, evaluates multi-timeframe structure, and returns LONG, SHORT or NO TRADE. The explanation shows the evidence; code-based checks validate direction, levels and risk/reward. It cannot know future order flow and is not a guaranteed signal.
- Venue and pair
- Spot versus perpetual
- Funding and leverage
- Weekend liquidity
- Exchange-specific wicks
Forex: sessions, pair relationships and scheduled data
Forex is decentralised and quoted in pairs. Liquidity concentrates during Asian, London and New York sessions, with overlaps often producing the strongest movement. Spread can widen around rollover and major news.
A EUR/USD setup carries both euro and dollar exposure. Check central-bank decisions, inflation, labour data and the relevant session. Lot size and pip value must be converted correctly before position sizing.
- Base and quote currency
- Session and rollover
- Pip value and lot size
- Economic calendar
- Broker spread
Gold: macro sensitivity with futures and CFD details
XAU/USD often responds to real yields, the US dollar, risk sentiment and geopolitical shocks. It can move sharply around US data even when the prior technical structure looked clean. Stops that ignore normal gold volatility are easily swept.
Confirm whether you trade spot, CFD or futures because contract size, hours and costs differ. Use a higher timeframe for major zones, then check the current session and event calendar before treating a lower-timeframe trigger as fresh.
HyperFX can organise visible technical evidence; it cannot eliminate event risk or guarantee identical fills across brokers and exchanges.