How to read the calendar
For each macroeconomic event,
- you can read its value from the recent release (on the right),
- the value that is expected by analytics (in the middle),
- and finally, the most current value (on the left).
As a trader, you should be interested in the discrepancy between the current (left) and expected (middle) values. The bigger the discrepancy the bigger impact on the market.
Events are categorized as follows:
Most impactful
Once released, they can affect markets significantly.
Moderately impactful
Lesser impact -still able to affect markets after released.
Least impactful
Low impact affecting markets is not probable.