Event-risk calendars: what's on yours beyond the data?
Data releases are scheduled; the bigger risks often aren't: elections, referendums, budget votes, geopolitical flashpoints. Building your own event-risk calendar for the weeks ahead is a strategy-level habit.
What do you track?
- the non-data events you mark
- how you adjust size around them
- the event you underestimated once
The economic calendar guide covers the scheduled side; this thread covers the rest.
Background: How to read an economic calendar: actual, forecast, previous and impact
The economic calendar tells you when markets are likely to move. Here is what each column means and how traders use it to plan the week.
What does forecast mean on an economic calendar?
The median expectation of economists surveyed before the release. Markets usually price in the forecast, so prices react to the gap between the actual figure and the forecast.
What is a high-impact event?
A release that has historically caused large price moves, such as central bank decisions, CPI inflation and the US jobs report. Spreads often widen around them.
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