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Today's Outlook

Patient Trading Day

Key EUR data at 08:00 and 09:00 UK, then USD data at 13:30 and 15:00 UK, make patience the edge; the cleanest opportunities are likely after London and New York reactions are confirmed. Scheduled news does not predict direction, so avoid jumping into spikes and wait for price to settle.

Trading summary checklist
Volatility
Elevated
Liquidity
Normal
Sentiment
Cautious
Difficulty
Hard

Today’s Events

All times UK time
  • 01:00

    Iran Arbaeen

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

    Household Spending YoY

    Previous
    5.5%
    Forecast
    5.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 02:30AUD

    Household Spending MoM

    Previous
    1.2%
    Forecast
    0.2%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:00

    Morocco Unemployment Rate

    Previous
    10.8%
    Forecast
    11.2%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:30KRW

    30-Year KTB Auction

    Previous
    4.37%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:35NZD

    1-Year Bill Auction

    Previous
    3.39%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:35NZD

    3-Month Bill Auction

    Previous
    2.78%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:35NZD

    6-Month Bill Auction

    Previous
    2.99%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 04:35JPY

    10-Year JGB Auction

    Previous
    2.729%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 06:00SGD

    MAS 4-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    1.46%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 06:00SGD

    MAS 12-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    1.56%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 06:00SGD

    MAS 36-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    1.55%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00

    Romania PPI YoY

    Previous
    12.05%
    Forecast
    11.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:30AUD

    Commodity Prices YoY

    Previous
    16.9%
    Forecast
    15.0%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    Budget Balance

    Previous
    €-93.3B
    Forecast
    €-104.0B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 08:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    Volatility usually increases as European banks start trading.

  • 08:00EUR

    Unemployment Change

    Previous
    -28.7K
    Forecast
    -20.3K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:00

    Jordan PPI YoY

    Previous
    6.6%
    Forecast
    6.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:00

    Armenia Interest Rate Decision

    Previous
    6.5%
    Forecast
    6.5%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:00BRL

    IPC-Fipe Inflation MoM

    Previous
    0.18%
    Forecast
    0.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:00EUR

    Retail Sales YoY

    Previous
    2.2
    Forecast
    1.4
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:00EUR

    Retail Sales MoM

    Previous
    0.2%
    Forecast
    0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:30HKD

    Retail Sales YoY

    Previous
    4.8%
    Forecast
    3.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:30EUR

    Balance of Trade

    Previous
    -1154.1
    Forecast
    -780.0
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:40EUR

    12-Month Letras Auction

    Previous
    2.5%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:40EUR

    6-Month Letras Auction

    Previous
    2.385%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00EUR

    RAGB Auction

    Previous
    2.885%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00GBP

    Conventional Gilt

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:05SEK

    T-Bill Auction

    Previous
    1.8429%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:05SEK

    314-Day T-Bill Auction

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:30EUR

    2-Year Schatz Auction

    Previous
    2.77%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:30HUF

    3-Month DTB Auction

    Previous
    5.34%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:30ZAR

    Weekly Bond Auction

    Previous
    8.863%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:30ZAR

    2044 Bond Auction

    Previous
    8.821%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:30ZAR

    2040 Bond Auction

    Previous
    9.047%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Long TC Auction

    Previous
    2.564%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Medium TC Auction

    Previous
    2.448%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Short TC Auction

    Previous
    2.362%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Industrial Production MoM

    Previous
    0.4%
    Forecast
    -0.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Industrial Production YoY

    Previous
    6.2%
    Forecast
    5.5%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00USD

    LMI Logistics Managers Index

    Previous
    71.1
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:00Scheduled
    Market timing

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

  • 13:00BRL

    Industrial Production YoY

    Previous
    0.2%
    Forecast
    3.0%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:00BRL

    Industrial Production MoM

    Previous
    -0.2%
    Forecast
    -0.7%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:00MXN

    Consumer Confidence

    Previous
    43.8
    Forecast
    44.1
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Exports

    Previous
    C$77.1B
    Forecast
    C$75.0B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Balance of Trade

    Previous
    C$4.24B
    Forecast
    C$3.0B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Imports

    Previous
    C$72.86B
    Forecast
    C$70.2B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Balance of Trade

    Previous
    $-77.6B
    Forecast
    $-73.0B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Imports

    Previous
    $395.3B
    Forecast
    $385.0B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Exports

    Previous
    $317.7B
    Forecast
    $312.0B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:55USD

    Redbook YoY

    Previous
    8.3
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 14:00NZD

    Global Dairy Trade Price Index

    Previous
    1.5
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 14:20USD

    NY Fed Bill Purchases 1 to 4 months

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    5.179
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    JOLTs Job Quits

    Previous
    3.065M
    Forecast
    3.05M
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    Factory Orders ex Transportation

    Previous
    1.9
    Forecast
    0.5
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index

    Previous
    45.5
    Forecast
    47.5
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    Factory Orders MoM

    Previous
    -1.3%
    Forecast
    0.2%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    JOLTs Job Openings

    Previous
    7.594M
    Forecast
    7.45M
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:00COP

    Exports YoY

    Previous
    19.2%
    Forecast
    12.0%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:00DKK

    Foreign Exchange Reserves

    Previous
    DKK699.3B
    Forecast
    DKK700.0B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    52-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    3.86%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    6-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    3.7%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00EUR

    New Car Registrations YoY

    Previous
    11.4%
    Forecast
    6.2%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:30USD

    API Crude Oil Stock Change

    Previous
    3.296
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:00Scheduled
    Market timing

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

  • 22:00KRW

    Foreign Exchange Reserves

    Previous
    $427.4B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 23:45NZD

    Labour Costs Index QoQ

    Previous
    0.5%
    Forecast
    0.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 23:45NZD

    Employment Change QoQ

    Previous
    0.2%
    Forecast
    0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 23:45NZD

    Participation Rate

    Previous
    70.4%
    Forecast
    70.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 23:45NZD

    Labour Costs Index YoY

    Previous
    2.0%
    Forecast
    1.9%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 23:45NZD

    Unemployment Rate

    Previous
    5.3%
    Forecast
    5.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 00:00AUD

    Ai Group Industry Index

    Previous
    -30.0
    Forecast
    -27.0
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 00:00AUD

    Ai Group Manufacturing Index

    Previous
    -16.8
    Forecast
    -14.0
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 00:00AUD

    Ai Group Construction Index

    Previous
    -38.1
    Forecast
    -36.0
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 00:30JPY

    Overtime Pay YoY

    Previous
    2.9%
    Forecast
    3.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 00:30JPY

    Average Cash Earnings YoY

    Previous
    3.2%
    Forecast
    3.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 00:50JPY

    BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming

Today's Trading Windows

Your trading day, in chronological order.

  • 06:00-07:45 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Pre-London Preparation

    Use this window to map the Asian range, not to force entries.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming

    The briefing is before the London open, and the session context says London has not established direction. The first high-impact EUR release is at 08:00 UK.

  • 07:55-08:10 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    EUR Unemployment Change at 08:00 UK

    Avoid fresh EUR trades during the release window.

    Volatility · High
    Related toEUR Unemployment Change · 08:00Asian SessionLondon SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming

    The event is marked High impact and directly affects EUR pairs. Execution risk is concentrated around the release minute.

  • 08:55-09:15 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    EUR Retail Sales YoY and MoM at 09:00 UK

    Avoid first-spike trades in EUR pairs.

    Volatility · High
    Related toEUR Retail Sales YoY · 09:00EUR Retail Sales MoM · 09:00London SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming

    Two High-impact EUR releases land at the same time. Same-currency clustering raises execution risk.

  • 09:20-11:30 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Post-EUR London

    Look for EUR pairs to confirm whether morning levels are holding or breaking.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming

    This window comes after the 08:00 UK EUR release and the 09:00 UK retail sales pair. It avoids the main EUR release minutes while staying inside London liquidity.

  • 12:00-12:55 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Early New York Setup

    Prepare USD levels before the 13:30 UK data stack.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming

    The next scheduled USD releases are at 13:30 UK, so this window is for planning and selective trades only. It should not overlap the release risk.

  • 13:25-13:45 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    USD Balance of Trade, Imports, and Exports at 13:30 UK

    Watch the reaction; avoid rushing USD-sensitive trades.

    Volatility · High
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming

    Three Medium-impact USD releases land together. The stack can affect USD pairs and Gold even though the events are not all High impact.

  • 13:45-14:45 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Between USD Releases

    Trade only if the 13:30 UK reaction has settled before JOLTs risk.

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

    This window sits after the 13:30 UK USD trade data and before the 15:00 UK JOLTs release. The gap is short, so execution must be selective.

  • 14:55-15:20 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    USD JOLTs Job Openings and Factory Orders at 15:00 UK

    Avoid trading the first reaction in USD pairs and Gold.

    Volatility · High
    Related toUSD JOLTs Job Openings · 15:00London SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming

    JOLTs is High impact and is released alongside Medium-impact Factory Orders. The cluster sits in the active New York part of the day.

  • 15:20-16:30 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    Post-JOLTs Overlap

    This is the cleanest New York window if price has confirmed a level after the 15:00 UK release.

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

    The 15:00 UK high-impact JOLTs release has passed by this window, and London/New York overlap can provide better liquidity. It avoids the release minutes themselves.

  • 18:30-20:15 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Late Oil Watch

    Use this only for Brent setups that finish before the API risk window.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toNew York SessionUpcoming

    The API Crude Oil Stock Change is scheduled for 21:30 UK. Earlier evening trading avoids the immediate oil release risk.

  • 21:25-21:45 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    API Crude Oil Stock Change at 21:30 UK

    Avoid fresh Brent trades around the release.

    Volatility · High
    Related toExecution risk elevatedUpcoming

    The event is Medium impact and oil-specific. Late-session liquidity can make the first Brent reaction less reliable.

Today's Guidance

Avoid entries in the minutes around the main releases. After each release, wait for price to close beyond a level or reject it clearly before trading; do not enter on the first spike.

Today's guidance illustration

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

    Treat the London open as the first real test of the Asian session range.

  2. Step 02Plan closed

    Keep EUR pairs on hold around the two morning EUR releases.

  3. Step 03Plan closed

    Expect USD pairs and Gold to become more sensitive from 13:30 UK onward.

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

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