Summer sessions demand a different watchlist approach for exotic pairs. Rather than scanning every exotic cross throughout the day, constrai

Summer sessions demand a different watchlist approach for exotic pairs. Rather than scanning every exotic cross throughout the day, constrain your watchlist to pairs that maintain relative liquidity and to time windows where your broker's spreads stay within acceptable ranges. USDTRY, USDZAR, and USDMXN are popular for a reason - they have enough volume to avoid extreme dislocations most of the time, but even they weaken in late July. Start your watchlist with a spread filter: exclude any pair whose current spread is more than 1.3x its 20-day average. Second, limit your active monitoring to the three-hour window around the...