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Canada has the Ivey PMI coming out Thursday at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Ivey PMI is a leading economic indicator released by the Richard Ivey School of Business and is based on approximately 175 surveyed purchasing managers. Purchasing managers are selected geographically by activity sector to match...

News will be coming out this Wednesday and Friday regarding Non-Farm Employment Change. This first article will focus on the trade strategy for Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. ET, when the US ADP Non-Farm Employment Change report comes out. Watch for the second article, which will focus on the Non-Farm...

Markit, a leading global provider of financial information services, will be releasing Great Britain’s Purchasing Manager’s Index, Services PMI for short, on Wednesday. This is a news event that can be traded using Nadex GBP/USD spreads and fortunately, this trade strategy can be...

Just before the New Year begins, the last Pending Home Sales report for the 2015 year will be reported. This news event can be traded using an Iron Condor strategy. The National Association of Realtors announces this report, which measures the change in the number of homes under contract to be...

This week Statistics Canada will be releasing Retail Sales numbers as well as the GDP. This news event will present a trade opportunity come Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET when the numbers come out. Retail Sales is the gauge of measure for consumer spending, as it is the change in total value of...

Various reports are being released for the US on Wednesday, including New Home Sales, Revised Consumer Sentiment and Revised Inflation Expectations. The EUR/USD can be a good market to trade for this event entering at 9:00 a.m. ET for 11:00 a.m. ET expirations based on the reports coming out at...

News is happening and being released all the time around the globe and the markets react to it. This volatility can be implied in option prices and makes a great time to trade certain strategies. Coming out on Wednesday at 4:30 a.m. ET, various news reports will be released for the UK, namely...

Existing Home Sales numbers will be released by the National Association of Realtors coming up on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ET. This report has a medium impact on markets. It comes out monthly 20 days after the month ends. It is still reporting on sales before the Fed raised interest rates from the 0...

Quarterly, the Bureau of Economic Analysis releases the U.S. Final GDP. For this past quarter, the report will be released Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET. This report is the widest measure for economic activity and of the economy’s health. It can also be traded using Nadex EUR/USD spreads and an...

Trading during the holiday season can bring some interesting developments. Volume is different. It is lighter with lighter liquidity. It means that the markets can move fast. You might think the markets are going to be slow, and yes, they will be slow, but then they can move like lightning! It...

Being a CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) regulated exchange, Nadex, the North American Derivatives Exchange, is committed to the highest standard of ethics and conduct. Because of recent communication with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) regarding Nadex members residing in...

Statistics Canada will be releasing several reports Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Based on previous market action, after the release of these reports, it was found that an Iron Condor strategy was a high probability setup using Nadex spreads. Using Nadex USD/CAD spreads, entering as early as 8:00 a.m....

Every quarter the Bureau of Economic Analysis releases the US Current Account. It gives a picture of the International Transactions the United States has done over the previous quarter. The release is Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET and it includes the difference between imported and exported goods,...

The Office for National Statistics out of the UK will be releasing three reports Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 4:30 AM ET including: Average Earnings Index Claimant Count Change Unemployment Rate These reports can really make the market move. Based on previous reports and market...