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Viewing the published Trading Plan for THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER. Live market monitoring is only available for today's Trading Plan.

AsianLondonNew York

Today's Outlook

Patient Gold Trading

Wait for Gold to settle after the 13:30 UK USD Retail Sales (MoM) and PPI (MoM) releases before choosing a trade. Avoid treating the first sharp Gold move at 13:30 UK as proof that price will keep moving.

Trading summary checklist
Volatility
Elevated
Liquidity
Normal
Sentiment
Cautious
Difficulty
Hard

Today’s Events

All times UK time
  • 01:00KRW

    Imports (YoY)

    Previous
    22.4%
    Forecast
    26%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 01:00KRW

    Trade Balance

    Previous
    34.79B
    Forecast
    49.85B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 01:00KRW

    Exports (YoY)

    Previous
    68.7%
    Forecast
    83.5%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 01:30AUD

    Reserve Assets Total

    Previous
    118.2B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 01:30AUD

    Employment Change

    Previous
    29.3K
    Forecast
    19.6K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 01:30AUD

    Unemployment Rate

    Previous
    4.7%
    Forecast
    4.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 01:30AUD

    Full Employment Change

    Previous
    -4K
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 01:30AUD

    Participation Rate

    Previous
    67%
    Forecast
    67%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:45EUR

    German Buba Vice President Buch Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 03:55USD

    FOMC Member Bowman Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 04:00KRW

    M3 Money Supply

    Previous
    6354.1B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 04:00KRW

    M2 Money supply

    Previous
    8.1%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 04:35GBP

    BoE MPC Member Pill Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 04:40GBP

    BoE Deputy Governor Woods Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 05:00SEK

    Unemployment Rate

    Previous
    6.5%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 05:30JPY

    Capacity Utilization (MoM)

    Previous
    0.5%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 05:30JPY

    Industrial Production (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.2%
    Forecast
    -1.7%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 05:30CHF

    SNB Vice Chairman Schlegel Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    U.K. Construction Output (YoY)

    Previous
    -2.5%
    Forecast
    -1.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Construction Output (MoM)

    Previous
    0.1%
    Forecast
    0%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Manufacturing Production (MoM)

    Previous
    0.9%
    Forecast
    -0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Manufacturing Production (YoY)

    Previous
    2.6%
    Forecast
    2.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Monthly GDP 3M/3M Change

    Previous
    0.4%
    Forecast
    0.5%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    GDP (MoM)

    Previous
    0.4%
    Forecast
    -0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Industrial Production (YoY)

    Previous
    0.6%
    Forecast
    0.7%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    GDP (YoY)

    Previous
    1.6%
    Forecast
    1.7%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00NOK

    Trade Balance

    Previous
    100.4B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Trade Balance Non-EU

    Previous
    -9.66B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Trade Balance

    Previous
    -20.97B
    Forecast
    -21.9B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Industrial Production (MoM)

    Previous
    0.2%
    Forecast
    -0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:00GBP

    Index of Services

    Previous
    0.6%
    Forecast
    0.8%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:30CHF

    PPI (YoY)

    Previous
    -0.7%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:30CHF

    PPI (MoM)

    Previous
    0.7%
    Forecast
    0.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    Inflation (YoY)

    Previous
    2.3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    French CPI (MoM)

    Previous
    0.7%
    Forecast
    -0.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    French CPI NSA (YoY)

    Previous
    3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    France CPI NSA (MoM)

    Previous
    0.3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    French HICP (YoY)

    Previous
    2.6%
    Forecast
    3.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    French HICP (MoM)

    Previous
    0.4%
    Forecast
    -0.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 07:45EUR

    French CPI (YoY)

    Previous
    2.4%
    Forecast
    3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 08:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    Volatility usually increases as European banks start trading.

  • 08:30GBP

    BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

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

    Spanish 3-Year Bonos Auction

    Previous
    3.079%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:40EUR

    Spanish 5-Year Bonos Auction

    Previous
    3.558%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:40EUR

    Spanish 7-Year Obligacion Auction

    Previous
    3.188%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 09:45GBP

    BoE Breeden Speaks

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

    Industrial Production (YoY)

    Previous
    0%
    Forecast
    -0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00EUR

    Industrial Production (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.1%
    Forecast
    0%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00INR

    Trade Balance

    Previous
    -26.86B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00INR

    Exports (USD)

    Previous
    43.81B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00INR

    Imports (USD)

    Previous
    70.67B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00CAD

    BoC Senior Deputy Governor Rogers Speaks

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

    Germany Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI

    Previous
    41.42
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI

    Previous
    46.82
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    France Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI

    Previous
    40.55
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00GBP

    Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI

    Previous
    48.3
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Italy Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI

    Previous
    42.97
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00SEK

    Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI

    Previous
    60.01
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00EUR

    Reserve Assets Total

    Previous
    1858.85B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00ZAR

    Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI

    Previous
    50.34
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00USD

    IMF Meetings

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

    Euro Summit

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

    NIESR Monthly GDP Tracker

    Previous
    0.5%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:00Scheduled
    Market timing

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

  • 13:00BRL

    Retail Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.8%
    Forecast
    0.7%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:00BRL

    Retail Sales (YoY)

    Previous
    1.2%
    Forecast
    1.5%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Philly Fed Business Conditions

    Previous
    52.9
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Wholesale Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    0.3%
    Forecast
    -1.5%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Philly Fed Prices Paid

    Previous
    48.6
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Retail Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    1.2%
    Forecast
    0.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Core PPI (YoY)

    Previous
    4.6%
    Forecast
    4.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Philly Fed Employment

    Previous
    11.8
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Philly Fed CAPEX Index

    Previous
    37.1
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Retail Control (MoM)

    Previous
    1.4%
    Forecast
    0.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    NY Empire State Manufacturing Index

    Previous
    7.6
    Forecast
    12.1
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    PPI (MoM)

    Previous
    0.4%
    Forecast
    0.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Core Retail Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    1.4%
    Forecast
    0.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM)

    Previous
    1.2%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    PPI ex. Food/Energy/Transport (MoM)

    Previous
    0.3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Core PPI (MoM)

    Previous
    0.2%
    Forecast
    0.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    PPI ex. Food/Energy/Transport (YoY)

    Previous
    4.7%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Manufacturing Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.4%
    Forecast
    1.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index

    Previous
    37.8
    Forecast
    28.2
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    PPI (YoY)

    Previous
    5.4%
    Forecast
    5.3%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Philly Fed New Orders

    Previous
    29.2
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Retail Sales (YoY)

    Previous
    6.01%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Initial Jobless Claims

    Previous
    197K
    Forecast
    199K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Continuing Jobless Claims

    Previous
    1716K
    Forecast
    1710K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

    Previous
    198K
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    Capacity Utilization Rate

    Previous
    80.7%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    New Motor Vehicle Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    176.2K
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    Business Inventories (MoM)

    Previous
    0.8%
    Forecast
    0.4%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    Retail Inventories Ex Auto

    Previous
    0.8%
    Forecast
    0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:30USD

    Natural Gas Storage

    Previous
    85B
    Forecast
    76B
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    Atlanta Fed GDPNow

    Previous
    3.6%
    Forecast
    3.6%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    4-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    3.98%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    8-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    3.98%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    Gasoline production

    Previous
    -0.117M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    Distillate Fuel Production

    Previous
    0.287M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    Gasoline Inventories

    Previous
    0.382M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks

    Previous
    -0.042M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW)

    Previous
    0.223M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    Heating Oil Stockpiles

    Previous
    0.668M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW)

    Previous
    0.2%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    Cushing Crude Oil Inventories

    Previous
    0.444M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    Crude Oil Imports

    Previous
    -0.053M
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    Crude Oil Inventories

    Previous
    -3.186M
    Forecast
    0.2M
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:30USD

    Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks

    Previous
    3.022T
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:30USD

    Fed's Balance Sheet

    Previous
    6748B
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:00Scheduled
    Market timing

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

  • 22:00KRW

    Import Price Index (YoY)

    Previous
    15.6%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:00KRW

    Export Price Index (YoY)

    Previous
    42.4%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:30NZD

    Business NZ PMI

    Previous
    53.1
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:45NZD

    FPI (MoM)

    Previous
    0.3%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:45NZD

    Electronic Card Retail Sales (YoY)

    Previous
    0.2%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:45NZD

    Electronic Card Retail Sales (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.9%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming

Today's Trading Windows

Your trading day, in chronological order.

  • 00:00-01:25 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Price Mapping

    Mark the Asian-session high and low; do not treat either price as the day’s direction.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 01:45-03:40 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Price Mapping

    Mark the Asian-session high and low; do not treat either price as the day’s direction.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 04:10-04:30 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Price Mapping

    Mark the Asian-session high and low; do not treat either price as the day’s direction.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 04:55-05:25 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Price Mapping

    Mark the Asian-session high and low; do not treat either price as the day’s direction.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 05:45-06:50 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Price Mapping

    Mark the Asian-session high and low; do not treat either price as the day’s direction.

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

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    London Confirmation Window

    Let London price action show whether Gold stays between or moves beyond the Asian-session high and low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 08:45-09:40 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    London Confirmation Window

    Let London price action show whether Gold stays between or moves beyond the Asian-session high and low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 10:15-10:55 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    London Confirmation Window

    Let London price action show whether Gold stays between or moves beyond the Asian-session high and low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 11:15-11:55 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    London Confirmation Window

    Let London price action show whether Gold stays between or moves beyond the Asian-session high and low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 12:15-12:55 UK

    —

    Best WindowUpcoming

    London Confirmation Window

    Let London price action show whether Gold stays between or moves beyond the Asian-session high and low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 13:20-13:50 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    Many USD releases at 13:30 UK can cause sudden Gold moves and poor entry prices.

    Do not enter Gold during this window; review price after 13:50 UK.

    Volatility · High
    Related toUSD Retail Sales (MoM) · 13:30USD PPI (MoM) · 13:30USD Core Retail Sales (MoM) · 13:30USD Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index · 13:30USD Initial Jobless Claims · 13:30London SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 13:50-14:55 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Post Release Review

    Use Gold only if price holds clearly beyond the Asian-session high or low.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 14:55-15:15 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    Business Inventories (MoM) and Retail Inventories Ex Auto are scheduled for 15:00 UK.

    Avoid new Gold trades until price forms a clear high or low after 15:15 UK.

    Volatility · High
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 15:15-16:25 UK

    —

    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Later USD Release Sequence

    Several USD releases make clean Gold entries harder; wait until 17:15 UK before reassessing.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 16:25-16:45 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    Atlanta Fed GDPNow at 16:30 UK may cause a sudden Gold move.

    Wait for Gold to form a clear high or low after 16:45 UK.

    Volatility · High
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 16:55-17:15 UK

    —

    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    Crude Oil Inventories and Cushing Crude Oil Inventories are scheduled for 17:00 UK.

    Do not enter Gold during the first sharp move around 17:00 UK.

    Volatility · High
    Related toUSD Crude Oil Inventories · 17:00New York SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 17:20-21:25 UK

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Evening Selectivity

    Use Gold only while price respects a clear high or low; watch the 21:30 UK USD release.

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

    —

    Fair WindowUpcoming

    Evening Selectivity

    Use Gold only while price respects a clear high or low; watch the 21:30 UK USD release.

    Volatility · Moderate

Today's Guidance

Mark the Asian-session high and low on Gold, then require a candle on the 1-hour chart to close beyond either price before entering. Use smaller trade size after sharp Gold moves at 13:30 or 17:00 UK.

Today's guidance illustration

Alternative scenario

If

A candle on the 1-hour chart closes beyond the Asian-session high or low after the 13:30 UK USD releases.

Then

Stop trading between the Asian-session high and low; wait for Gold to return to the crossed high or low before entering.

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

    Cancel any Gold order whose original setup becomes invalid before entry.

  2. Step 02Plan closed

    Do not stack multiple Gold positions around the same USD release.

  3. Step 03Plan closed

    Record whether London holds or breaks the Asian-session area before selecting a strategy.

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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