Stretches where the market ran at a fraction of its usual pace for
that time of day. They come in clumps — a becalmed day often dips in and out of
quiet several times. Click View to open one in the Chart tab with an hour
of context before it. "Main session" = the New York floor hours, 09:30–16:00;
an end time of "next day" means the spell ran past midnight.
Wild & typical hours, 2018–2023
Reference lists ranked directly from the six years of data — the opposite
extreme to the quiet spells, plus what an ordinary hour looks like. Click View to
open one in the Chart tab with context before it.