Economic Calendar
An economic calendar lists scheduled data releases, central bank meetings and events that move markets, with forecasts and prior readings.
An economic calendar lists scheduled releases, central bank meetings and events that move markets, with forecasts and prior readings. Traders use it to know when volatility is coming and what is already priced in.
An economic calendar is a schedule of upcoming data releases, central bank meetings, speeches and other events that move markets, usually with the previous reading, the consensus forecast and the actual result. Every serious trader plans around it: the calendar shows when volatility is likely, which releases matter for which currencies, and whether the market will get the data it is waiting for. The highest-impact events are NFP, CPI, central bank decisions and press conferences.
How It Works
- Shows date, time, currency, release, forecast, prior and actual
- High-impact events like NFP and rate decisions carry the biggest volatility risk
- Forecast versus prior tells you how much surprise the market can handle
Trading Tips
Never hold oversized positions into a high-impact release unless you plan for the gap
The consensus forecast is already priced - only the surprise moves the market
Review the week's calendar on Monday and the day's on the morning of
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