Abnormal EURUSD Spread Spike During Non-Trading Hours – Need Help !!

 
Hello everyone, I recently experienced an issue with my broker regarding an abnormal spread spike on the EURUSD pair, and I need advice or insights from the community.
Here are the details of the situation:
1. My broker's typical spread for EURUSD is around **2.7 pips**.

2
. On the MT4 platform, between **23:59 and 00:02** (server time), the broker restricts trading.

3
. However, during this period, I noticed that the spread increased abnormally to as high as **2023 pips**.

4
. There were no **geopolitical events** or **economic news releases** at that time that could justify such an increase.

5
. It was also **not during Monday's market opening**, which might normally explain wider spreads.
 I contacted the broker about this issue, and they asked me to provide comparative spread data from other brokers during the same period. Unfortunately, as most of you know, individual clients like me cannot easily access historical spread data from other brokers.

### My Questions: 1. Is there any tool, platform, or indicator that allows gathering **historical spread data** for EURUSD from multiple brokers? 2. Has anyone else encountered a similar issue where spreads spike unreasonably during restricted or non-trading hours? 3. What would be the best approach to address this issue with my broker? I would appreciate any insights, advice, or guidance you can share. Thank you!
 
All brokers increase the spread during rollover time, around midnight in GMT+2 brokers, this is all normal.
 

Most brokers with variable spreads widen considerably at end of day (5 PM ET) ± 30 minutes.
My GBPJPY shows average spread = 26 points, average maximum spread = 134.
My EURCHF shows average spread = 18 points, average maximum spread = 106.
(your broker will be similar).
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axle70:

It is quite normal for spread to be 50.0 on weekends, on some brokers. So, that spread is very good if it is a "spike".

no, historical spreads are not recorded anywhere, unless the user has recorded it, themselves in past, live charts. This has been a long time pitfall of the platform(s); and has been discussed many many times.

 
@Michael Charles Schefe #: no, historical spreads are not recorded anywhere, unless the user has recorded it, themselves in past, live charts. This has been a long time pitfall of the platform(s); and has been discussed many many times.

That would technically be incorrect. The historical tick data provided by MetaTrader 5 from brokers, does in fact record all those spikes, including the widening spread during end-of-day and week-ends.

However, some non-reputable brokers, do sometimes "modify" those records after the fact. So, it is best to work with reputable brokers.

EDIT: My apologies! Only realised now that this is a MT4 question and my MT5 answer is unrelated.

You are correct, on MT4, there is no historical tick data.