Forex Economic Calendar – How to Trade Forex News and Events

Do you want to know more about the forex economic calendar, forex news and forex events? Watch our latest video to learn how to easily get profitable trading results being updated with the economic releases.

Forex Economic Calendar – Be Updated with Economic Releases

In this video, I look at calendars and their importance. After all, the economic calendar is very important to pay attention to as various headlines can move currency, commodity, and various other financial markets. There are several calendars out there for use, and in this example I’m using the calendar at Forex Factory, as it is a neutral and free one that anybody can access.

When you look at the calendar, there is quite often some type of gauge when it comes to impact. Typically, the events will be color-coded, and as a result it makes it simple to figure out what could move the markets during the day. Because of this, it makes it easy to see what’s more important than others, and more important for specific countries or markets. For example, you don’t want to place money on a currency that is about to get a massive headline coming in a few minutes. At that point, you are simply gambling.

When you walk into your trading area, you have to check the calendars in order to figure out what’s coming up for the day, and potential unpleasant surprises that could arise. The last thing you want to do is place a trade right before some type of massive economic surprise that works against you. With this, you can avoid the absolute worst thing that happens to traders: putting a position on and having the market turnaround against you based on some announcement that you could have looked up. After all, if you are not aware of potential market moving events, you’re at the mercy of unseen forces. Although I used Forex Factory in this example, keep in mind that most brokerages offer some type of event calendar.