How do you prepare for a central bank week?

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Central bank weeks stack decisions, speeches and data into five intense days. Preparation decides whether you trade them well or just endure them.

How do you prepare for a central bank week? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

Walk through your prep:

  • what you do the weekend before
  • how you set expectations for each decision
  • the risk rules you tighten for the week
How do you prepare for a central bank week? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Background: how interest rate decisions move currencies.

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