Economic Calendar
Track high-impact news events — interest rates, inflation (CPI), and jobs data (NFP) — in real time. Know exactly when volatility is coming so you never breach your prop firm's no-news-trading rule.
What is an economic calendar?
An economic calendar is a schedule of upcoming high-impact news events — such as interest rate decisions, inflation reports (CPI), and jobs data (NFP) — that move the financial markets. Traders, and especially prop-firm (funded-account) traders, use it to know exactly when volatility is coming and when to avoid trading. The calendar above is live and shows each event's currency, impact level, forecast, and previous value, in your own local time.
How prop traders use the economic calendar
An economic calendar lists every upcoming market-moving news event, its expected impact, forecast, and previous value. For prop traders it's essential: most funded-account firms have a news trading rule that restricts opening or closing trades around high-impact events. Break it, and you can fail your challenge or lose your funded account — no matter how much profit you made.
Before each session, check the calendar for red (high-impact) events on the currencies you trade. If a big event is coming, either stay flat around it or close your positions in time. The calendar above updates in real time, so the forecast and actual numbers appear the moment they're released.
Frequently asked questions
What is an economic calendar?
A schedule of upcoming high-impact news events — interest rate decisions, inflation (CPI), jobs data (NFP) — that move the markets. Traders use it to know when volatility is coming.
Why do prop traders need it?
Many prop firms ban trading around high-impact news. Trading during a red event can breach your account and fail your challenge. The calendar shows exactly when those events happen so you can avoid them.
What do the impact colours mean?
Red = high impact (biggest moves), orange = medium, and low events rarely move the market. Firms usually restrict trading only around high-impact (red) events.
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