FOMC week: what's your playbook?

Fed week brings the decision, the statement, the projections and the press conference — four events in one afternoon (what to watch).

FOMC week: what's your playbook? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

How do you structure it?

  • what you do with positions before the decision
  • which part of the afternoon you trade, if any
  • how you handle the press conference's headlines
FOMC week: what's your playbook? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The dot plot guide prepares you for the projections.

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