That’s according to the latest CLS figures.

Currency trading in September rose 21% to $5.94tn per day, up from $4.90tn in August. CLS runs the worlds largest trading settlement system.

Volatility is a double edged sword. if it’s low like in the summer, you’re left scratching your ass for days or weeks on end. When it kicks up then you get big levels blown without so much as a passing glance.

Either way can take some adjustment to your trading pattern and as a couple of readers pointed out over the weekend, it is probably a big part of my issue of trading snow blindness.