The second reading of USD GDP QoQ is released prior to the US session. There is usually little deviation on the second reading, it’s rare that we see this event trigger a trade. When it does, we look for 10-15…

The RBNZ announce their interest rate decision during the Asian session. Markets have fully priced a hike in the Official Cash Rate by 25bps to 0.75% by the RBNZ. Some analysts are making the case for a 50bps hike. We…

CAD CPI is released prior to the US open. We’re looking for a deviation of +/-0.3. If a trade is triggered, we expect a spike in excess of 20 pips.

USD Retail Sales is released prior to the open of the US session. We are looking for a divergence of +/-1. If this is hit then we will be looking for a 10 pip spike. Volatility has increased recently over…

AUD Employment Change is released during the Asia session. We trade the headline event and add AUD Unemployment Rate as a conflict. If a trade is triggered, expect a spike of 20-30 pips.

USD CPI MoM is released prior to the US session. If our triggers are hit, we expect a spike of 20 pips. Our triggers are usually wide enough to overcome any conflicts.

USD Nonfarm Payrolls is released prior to the open of the US session. We add USD Unemployment Rate as a Conflict and we look for a spike of 20 pips if a trade is triggered.

CAD Employment Change is released prior to the US session. We trade the headline component and we add CAD Unemployment Rate as a conflict. We expect a spike of 30 pips if a trade is triggered.

Early US session we see USD ISM Manufacturing PMI. We set reasonably wide triggers for this event as reactions are usually quite small. We only want to trade if there is a large divergence and even then we will look…

NZD Employment Change is released late in the US session. This is a two star event and currently one of the most consistent. We add the unemployment rate as a conflict. If a trade is triggered, expect a spike of…