NZD CPI QoQ is released early in the Asian session. We set the triggers at +/-0.2. However it is often a good trade at +/-0.1, and aggressive traders may wish to tighten the triggers to this level. If a trade…

USD CPI MoM is released pre-US session. If our triggers are hit, we expect a spike of 30 pips. Our triggers are usually wide enough to overcome any conflict, so we don’t add any components as conflicts.

SEK CPI MoM is released early in the European session. We trade the MoM figure and add CPI YoY to Conflict Manager. We usually see a very strong move when this event deviates from the forecast. If a trade is…

CAD Employment Change is released pre-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.

USD Nonfarm Payrolls is released prior to the open of the US session. We add USD Unemployment Rate to Conflict Manager and we look for a spike of 20-30 pips if a trade is triggered.

AUD Retail Sales MoM is released during the Asian session. We only trade this event with a large deviation. If a trade is triggered, we look for a spike of 20-30 pips.

The RBA announce their interest rate decision during the Asian session. 18 out of 26 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect the RBA to cute rates by 25bps to 1%, while the other eight analysts expect the RBA to remain on…

CAD GDP MoM is released pre US session. Historically we have seen a good spike with any deviation from the forecast and follow through usually occurs quickly. If a trade is triggered, expect a spike in excess of 50 pips.

GBP GDP QoQ is released during the European session. This is the final reading and therefore unlikely to deviation far from the forecast. We have set the triggers at +/-0.1 as this is the largest deviation we will likely see….

The final reading of USD GDP QoQ is released prior to the US session. We don’t usually see a large enough deviation on this reading to trigger a trade. We only look for 15-20 pips if a trade is triggered.