The free course
Red Flag Days
A handful of scheduled announcements move currencies more in one minute than a normal week does — and every one of them is on a public calendar, weeks in advance. This course explains what the big releases actually are, why they hit so hard, and how a disciplined trader behaves around them. Taught from a real system's ledger, including the day a central bank cost it 513 pips.
6 min01
The Appointment Hazard
Most market risk arrives unannounced. The most dangerous kind arrives with a diary entry.
8 min02Rate Decisions: The Main Event
Currencies are, at bottom, claims on interest rates. So the people who set the rates move the market more than anyone alive.
7 min03NFP: The First Friday
Once a month, at half past one UK time, a single American statistic sets the tone for every currency pair on the board.
7 min04CPI and the Supporting Cast
Beneath the headliners sits a rhythm section of releases — one of which has spent recent years hitting harder than NFP itself.
6 min05Reading the Calendar Like an Operator
Five minutes on a Sunday evening replaces a week of being ambushed. Here is the exact routine.
7 min06Before, During, After
There are only three honest relationships with a red-flag event — and one of them is a casino with worse odds.