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Like new home sales, US Existing Home Sales is also an important economic indicator. Even if the house isn’t being built, the sale of any home is stimulating to the economy. Mortgages are taken out and sold, upgrades often are done, furniture is bought and moving companies are employed....

Last reported US New Home Sales were down at 494,000 and were less than forecast amount at 522,000. This coming report Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at 10:00 AM ET, the forecast is for 512,000. To trade this news, a neutral Iron Condor strategy is an idea and one that is ready for whatever the...

Statistics Canada will be releasing manufacturing sales numbers Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 8:30 AM ET. More specifically the numbers will show the change in total value of sales made by manufacturers since the previous month. Since manufacturers are affected by market conditions early, their...

The Swiss National Bank will release the Monetary Policy Assessment, also known as the Interest Rate Statement, along with the Libor 3-month interest Rate. Both impact currency valuation and are used as indicators to determine rates for the future. The news comes out on Thursday, March 17, 2016...

Is it your goal to see your account increase in size? Of course, all traders would rather have their account size increase instead of decrease. But is that your ultimate goal? No. You do not want your money just sitting in your account. As your account grows each week, it is important to remember...

Three reports will be released Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 5:30 AM ET providing a trade opportunity. This trade setup calls for entry the night before, Tuesday at 11:00 PM ET for 7:00 AM ET expirations using Nadex GBP/USD spreads. A Straddle strategy has two spreads on both sides of the...

Three news reports regarding the UK are scheduled for release this coming Friday, March 11, 2016, at 4:30 AM ET, including: Trade Balance Construction Output Consumer Inflation Expectations This makes for an Iron Condor trade opportunity using Nadex spreads to trade GBP/USD. This...

Change in the number of new loans for homes went up for Australia by 2.6 percent with the last report out February 11, 2016, but was lower than what was forecast at 2.9 percent. The latest report, due out Tuesday, March 8, 2016, is forecast to be -2.7 percent. Based on previous reports and market...

Office for National Statistics will release Manufacturing Production and Industrial Production for the UK Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Manufacturing has to react quickly to the business environment and makes up around 80 percent of production. Industrial Production makes up around 20 percent of...

Australian Retail Sales will be released Thursday, March 3, 2016. Most economic activity comes from consumer spending and Retail Sales tells us how the spending is going. Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the information for Australia monthly and this news can make for a nice trade using...

This week, Nonfarm Employment change will be released two times. An early release, by Automatic Data Processing (ADP), comes out two days before the government and is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 8:15 AM ET. Even though it’s the early release, this can move the markets, and be...

Certain reports and numbers regarding economies come out on a regular scheduled basis. By tracking market reaction to these news events, you can look for and find consistencies in the distance of the moves and the kind of moves the market makes. Based on the kind of move and distance, you can...

Each month at 3:15 AM ET, the Federal Statistical Office for Switzerland releases its Producer Price Index, which measures the change in the price of goods and raw materials purchased by manufacturers. This is a leading indicator for inflation, which would affect consumer spending. It’s...

Trading the news has its advantages. The same news reports often cycle through monthly, quarterly, even annually. Tracking market reaction to the news, you can find consistencies in distance of market movement. US Durable Goods Orders and Core Durable Goods Orders is released monthly and tends to...

Thursday, February 25, 2016, Eurostat will release percentage numbers for the Final Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Final Core CPI. Italian Retail Sales numbers will also be released by Istat. Eurostat, located in Luxembourg, provides the European Union with essential statistical information...