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Viewing the published Trading Plan for MONDAY 19 OCTOBER. Live market monitoring is only available for today's Trading Plan.

AsianLondonNew York

Today's Outlook

Patient Confirmation Day

ECB's Lane Speaks is scheduled at 02:30 UK and ECB's Elderson Speaks at 07:00 UK, so EUR/USD may move sharply. Wait for London to establish a clear high and low; avoid treating the first European move as reliable direction.

Trading summary checklist
Volatility
Moderate
Liquidity
Normal
Sentiment
Cautious
Difficulty
Hard

Today’s Events

All times UK time
  • 02:30EUR

    ECB's Lane Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 02:30CNY

    House Prices (YoY)

    Previous
    -3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    Fixed Asset Investment (YoY)

    Previous
    -7.2%
    Forecast
    -7.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    GDP (QoQ)

    Previous
    0.9%
    Forecast
    1.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    Industrial Production (YoY)

    Previous
    5.2%
    Forecast
    5.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    Retail Sales (YoY)

    Previous
    0.4%
    Forecast
    0.5%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    Chinese Industrial Production YTD (YoY)

    Previous
    5.3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    Chinese Retail Sales YTD (YoY)

    Previous
    1.13%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    Chinese Unemployment Rate

    Previous
    5.3%
    Forecast
    5.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    NBS Press Conference

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    GDP (YoY)

    Previous
    4.3%
    Forecast
    4.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00CNY

    Chinese GDP YTD (YoY)

    Previous
    4.7%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 05:30JPY

    Tertiary Industry Activity Index

    Previous
    0.7
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00EUR

    ECB's Elderson Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 08:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    Volatility usually increases as European banks start trading.

  • 10:00CNY

    FDI

    Previous
    -5.3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    German Buba Monthly Report

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 12:00BRL

    IGP-10 Inflation Index (MoM)

    Previous
    1.5%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 12:00ZAR

    Business Confidence

    Previous
    125.4
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 12:25BRL

    BCB Focus Market Readout

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    London and New York overlap — the most active period of the day.

  • 13:30CAD

    Core CPI (YoY)

    Previous
    2.4%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Common CPI (YoY)

    Previous
    2.6%
    Forecast
    2.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Core CPI (MoM)

    Previous
    0.1%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    CPI (YoY)

    Previous
    3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Trimmed CPI (YoY)

    Previous
    1.9%
    Forecast
    1.9%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Median CPI (YoY)

    Previous
    2%
    Forecast
    2%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    CPI (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.1%
    Forecast
    0.2%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 14:00EUR

    French 12-Month BTF Auction

    Previous
    3.255%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 14:00EUR

    French 3-Month BTF Auction

    Previous
    2.761%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 14:00EUR

    French 6-Month BTF Auction

    Previous
    2.964%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    NAHB Housing Market Index

    Previous
    32
    Forecast
    31
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    3-Month Bill Auction

    Previous
    4.085%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    6-Month Bill Auction

    Previous
    4.2%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30CAD

    BoC Business Outlook Survey

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    Spreads widen and liquidity thins as the trading day rolls over.

Today's Trading Windows

Your trading day, in chronological order.

  • 00:00-02:25 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Session Review

    Review the Asian session high and low, including EUR/USD behaviour around ECB's Lane Speaks at 02:30 UK.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 03:20-06:55 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Session Review

    Review the Asian session high and low, including EUR/USD behaviour around ECB's Lane Speaks at 02:30 UK.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 06:55-07:15 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    ECB's Elderson Speaks at 07:00 UK may cause a sudden EUR/USD move as European trading begins.

    Avoid new entries until a candle on the 1-hour chart closes after the 07:00 UK speech.

    Volatility · High
    Related toAsian SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 07:15-08:00 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    European Opening Check

    Watch whether EUR/USD stays within the Asian session high and low before London begins.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 08:00-12:00 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    London Confirmation Window

    Use this window only after EUR/USD shows repeated closes on the same side of an Asian session boundary.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 12:00-13:00 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Midday Selectivity

    Trade only if EUR/USD moves cleanly towards the London session high or low rather than sitting midway.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 13:00-13:25 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    London New York Overlap

    Wait for EUR/USD to show a clear turn or close beyond the London session high or low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 13:45-16:00 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    London New York Overlap

    Wait for EUR/USD to show a clear turn or close beyond the London session high or low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming

Today's Guidance

Use the Asian session high and low as fixed markers for EUR/USD throughout the day. Wait for a candle on the 1-hour chart to confirm how price behaves at either boundary before entering.

Today's guidance illustration

Alternative scenario

If

A candle on the 1-hour chart closes beyond the Asian session high or low following ECB's Elderson Speaks at 07:00 UK.

Then

Stop using the Asian session boundaries for range trades and wait for price to establish a new London high and low.

Guidance — not a prediction. Today's plan may need to be reassessed if this trigger materialises.

Today's Trading Checklist

Run through every step below before placing a trade today.

Statuses update automatically as today's plan and trading windows progress. They show when each point is most relevant — you still confirm the trading conditions on the chart.

  1. Step 01Plan closed

    Decide before entry whether the setup is a trend continuation, range trade or post-data reaction.

  2. Step 02Plan closed

    Keep total EUR/USD risk balanced; a missed 07:00 UK move is not a reason to increase size.

  3. Step 03Plan closed

    Review the Daily and 4-hour charts before using the 1-hour chart for entry timing.

Use this checklist to guide today’s trading session.

Tip: Copy this checklist into today’s Workspace and tick items off as you trade.

Trading checklist illustration