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News is happening all the time around the globe. Certain reports can affect the market causing volatility, thus making the release something to trade. There are different strategies to be used depending on the degree of volatility generated by the report. For example, if the market is going to move...

Approximately every six weeks, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank votes on where to set the key interest rates for the euro area. Since short-term interest rates are the primary factor in currency valuation, traders watch any change in the interest rate. The Euro Minimum Bid Rate...

The US Nonfarm Payroll and the Average Hourly Earnings reports will be released Friday at 8:30 AM ET. These reports detail the change in the number of people employed and in the price of labor that businesses pay, excluding the farming industry. Markets can react strongly to these reports and as a...

In the world of trading news, it is normally history explaining the why behind a move. Scheduled economic news is different. It can be foresight into a future move of a market. With the right strategies and trading instruments, scheduled news can be traded. Friday, June 2, at 4:30 AM ET,...

Four scheduled news events regarding Durable Goods Orders and Preliminary Gross Domestic Product numbers for the US will be released Friday, May 26, at 8:30 AM ET, making for a trade opportunity with a low risk strategy. For a scheduled news event, where the market typically react with a move...

Successful traders learn the most important thing is to live to come back another day for trading. To do that, mastering risk management is essential to maintain trade capital. Emotions are tested with questions such as, where the stop should be placed, when and where should it be moved, and when...

The Producer Price Index for the US is due out Thursday, April 13, at 8:30 AM ET. It’s a leading indicator of consumer inflation. Consumers pay more when producers pass on any higher costs they may have to the consumer. Typically, the markets react with a move and a pullback to this news...

On a typical midweek day, there’s a good possibility there is a scheduled news event that is worthy of trading using a planned strategy. Unfortunately, the daytime news event on the other side of the world means it’s taking place in the middle of the night in the US. Fortunately, that...

What will the market bear? This is often the way items are priced and thus pricing is an important indicator if not the indicator for inflation. On Tuesday, April 11, at 4:30 AM ET, the UK’s Office for National Statistics will release news on the latest price indexes including the following,...

Two US reports will be released Friday, April 7, at 8:30 AM ET, Nonfarm Payrolls and Average Hourly Earnings. As the names imply, Nonfarm Payrolls — also called Nonfarm Employment Change — accounts for the change in the number of people employed excluding the farming industry, while the...

Scheduled economic releases may seem like boring news, but not for someone looking for a trade opportunity. If there is any consistency to market reaction in movement to the economic news, then a strategy can be chosen and planned for a high probability trade opportunity. Thursday, April 6, at 8:30...

Nonfarm Employment Change is released monthly. It brings trade opportunities on the Friday it is released but also on the Wednesday before. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. releases its estimation of the change in the number of people employed, not including the farming industry. This report, coming...

Evening trading can be very slow at times. The US session is closed and the London session hasn’t open yet. That leaves the Australian session, which opens around 5 PM ET, or the Asian session, which opens around 8 PM ET. One way to find momentum or volatility for some good trades in those...

The Institute for Supply Management will release results from the latest survey of purchasing managers. Traders watch the Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for indications of economic health. These managers have to react quickly and stay on top of current business conditions to keep their...

Economic news is scheduled for release 24/7 around the world. With these news releases comes market volatility. With that can come trading opportunities. Early Tuesday morning various reports for Great Britain will be released including the Consumer, Producer, and Retail Price Indexes as well as...