How to use the economic calendar and news
Filter market-moving events by day, country, currency and impact, in your time zone, so news doesn't catch you by surprise.
Steps
Open Econ. Calendar in the main menu.
Stay on the Calendar tab, or switch to Investing.com or TradingView to use their own calendars.
Choose the range: Today, Tomorrow, This week or Everything.
Pick the Country and your Time zone.
Click one or more Impact buttons: High, Medium, Low or Holiday.
Click the currencies you trade.
Read each event's Forecast, Previous and Actual values.
Click Clear filters to start again.
Tips
- The Calendar tab uses the ForexFactory feed: this week and next week once published. Past weeks are kept.
- The Dashboard also has a widget with the next high-impact events, and the Sessions page has a live session clock.
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