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Viewing the published Trading Plan for THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER. Live market monitoring is only available for today's Trading Plan.

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Today's Outlook

Patient Event Day

German Trade Balance is scheduled at 07:00 UK; Eurogroup Meetings and ECB's Lane Speaks share 11:00 UK. ECB Publishes Account of Monetary Policy Meeting is scheduled at 12:30 UK; wait for EUR/JPY's first sharp news move to settle.

Trading summary checklist
Volatility
Moderate
Liquidity
Normal
Sentiment
Cautious
Difficulty
Hard

Today’s Events

All times UK time
  • 01:00AUD

    MI Inflation Expectations

    Previous
    4.9%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 04:35JPY

    30-Year JGB Auction

    Previous
    4.1%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 06:00JPY

    Economy Watchers Current Index

    Previous
    46.4
    Forecast
    46.7
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 06:00EUR

    Finnish Industry Output (YoY)

    Previous
    4.5%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00EUR

    German Exports (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.8%
    Forecast
    0.8%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00EUR

    German Imports (MoM)

    Previous
    -5.7%
    Forecast
    2.8%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00EUR

    German Trade Balance

    Previous
    21.3B
    Forecast
    19B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00EUR

    Finnish Trade Balance

    Previous
    -0.74B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 08:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    Volatility usually increases as European banks start trading.

  • 09:30HKD

    Foreign Reserves (USD)

    Previous
    442.9B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:30GBP

    BOE Credit Conditions Survey

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:30USD

    Fed Waller Speaks

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

    Irish HICP (MoM)

    Previous
    0.6%
    Forecast
    0.2%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Irish CPI (YoY)

    Previous
    3.7%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Irish CPI (MoM)

    Previous
    0.7%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Irish HICP (YoY)

    Previous
    3.4%
    Forecast
    3.9%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    German Car Registration (YoY)

    Previous
    2.6%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Eurogroup Meetings

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

    ECB's Lane Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:30GBP

    BoE MPC Member Pill Speaks

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

    Manufacturing Production (YoY)

    Previous
    1.1%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 12:00ZAR

    Manufacturing Production (MoM)

    Previous
    2.2%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 12:30EUR

    ECB Publishes Account of Monetary Policy Meeting

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

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

  • 13:15GBP

    BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Initial Jobless Claims

    Previous
    197K
    Forecast
    200K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Continuing Jobless Claims

    Previous
    1701K
    Forecast
    1710K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

    Previous
    200K
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    Wholesale Trade Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    0.8%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    Wholesale Inventories (MoM)

    Previous
    1.3%
    Forecast
    0.7%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:30USD

    Natural Gas Storage

    Previous
    64B
    Forecast
    79B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    Atlanta Fed GDPNow

    Previous
    3.7%
    Forecast
    3.7%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    4-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    3.89%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    8-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    3.99%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 18:00USD

    30-Year Bond Auction

    Previous
    5.308%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:30USD

    Fed's Balance Sheet

    Previous
    6743B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:30USD

    Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks

    Previous
    2.881T
    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.

  • 00:00-06:55 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian prices and EUR news

    Mark the Asian session high and low; German Trade Balance is scheduled at 07:00 UK.

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

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    German Trade Balance at 07:00 UK may cause a sudden EUR/JPY price swing.

    Avoid new EUR/JPY entries until the sharp price changes after 07:00 UK become smaller.

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

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Before London begins

    Wait for London trading from 08:00 UK before deciding whether EUR/JPY is leaving the Asian session high or low.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 08:00-09:25 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    Check London price action

    Enter only when EUR/JPY holds beyond the Asian session high or low, or turns clearly from either price.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 09:45-10:55 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    Check London price action

    Enter only when EUR/JPY holds beyond the Asian session high or low, or turns clearly from either price.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 10:55-11:20 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    Eurogroup Meetings and ECB's Lane Speaks share 11:00 UK and may cause uneven EUR/JPY price changes.

    Avoid new entries until EUR/JPY stops making sharp price changes after 11:00 UK.

    Volatility · High
    Related toLondon SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 11:45-12:25 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Limited time between news

    Avoid new EUR/JPY entries before ECB Publishes Account of Monetary Policy Meeting at 12:30 UK.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 12:25-12:45 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    ECB Publishes Account of Monetary Policy Meeting at 12:30 UK may quickly move EUR/JPY.

    Wait until EUR/JPY forms a clear high and low after 12:30 UK before entering.

    Volatility · High
    Related toLondon SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 12:45-13:10 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Check post-news prices

    Trade only after EUR/JPY forms a clear high and low following the 12:30 UK ECB account.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 13:50-16:25 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Check post-news prices

    Trade only after EUR/JPY forms a clear high and low following the 12:30 UK ECB account.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 16:45-17:55 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Check post-news prices

    Trade only after EUR/JPY forms a clear high and low following the 12:30 UK ECB account.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toNew York SessionUpcoming
  • 18:15-21:25 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Check post-news prices

    Trade only after EUR/JPY forms a clear high and low following the 12:30 UK ECB account.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toNew York SessionUpcoming
  • 21:45-22:00 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Check post-news prices

    Trade only after EUR/JPY forms a clear high and low following the 12:30 UK ECB account.

    Volatility · Moderate

Today's Guidance

Mark the Asian session high and low, then wait for a candle on the 1-hour chart to close beyond either price. After 08:00 UK, check whether EUR/JPY stays beyond the Asian session high or low instead of returning inside.

Today's guidance illustration

Alternative scenario

If

A candle on the 1-hour chart closes clearly beyond the Asian session high or low after the 11:00 UK EUR events.

Then

Stop trading between the Asian session high and low. Wait for EUR/JPY to stay beyond that Asian session high or 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

    Keep total risk balanced across the three EUR event periods rather than treating each as a fresh risk budget.

  2. Step 02Plan closed

    Do not widen an exit point simply because an EUR event causes a sharp EUR/JPY price change.

  3. Step 03Plan closed

    Pause after a poor entry and reassess the scheduled event before trading again.

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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