Subject: Econ Forecast for January 26-31, 2025

Econ Forecast for January 26-31, 2025

January 26th, 2025 at 9:21 am EDT

Hi Folks. A quick note before we begin: the USA, CAN, and EU all have interest rate decisions on the calendar this week, so be aware they are out there. Because even if you have no plans to trade them, an announcement, even though planned, can shoc ...

Econ Forecast for Jan. 19-24, 2025

January 19th, 2025 at 10:05 am EDT

Hi Folks. Here is this week's forecast. SUNDAY: Before I get started with tonight's numbers I want to make a quick point that applies to all the international numbers (meaning non-USA). Whenever I say a number is not likely to move price much or at ...

Econ Forecast for January 12-17, 2025

January 12th, 2025 at 2:24 pm EDT

Hi Folks. Here is this week's forecast. SUNDAY: A slow start to the week. New Zealand issues a forgettable number 15 minutes before the markets open so that's a non-issue. Japan has a holiday today (Monday for them) and while Australia has a pair o ...

Econ Forecast for Jan. 5-10, 2025

January 5th, 2025 at 2:46 pm EDT

Hi Folks. Welcome to the first Econ Forecast for 2025. You'll notice a few changes in the Forecast, primarily the addition of an occasional comment on some Asian or London session reports, for those of you who trade those sessions. This required a ...

Econ Forecast for Dec.30, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025

December 29th, 2024 at 4:22 pm EDT

Hi Folks. Welcome to the year end/ year beginning Econ Forecast. Thanks to the second week of mid-week holidays, it's a short one. MONDAY: Surprisingly small calendar today (and tomorrow) considering the day before a holiday they usually jam two da ...

Econ Forecast for Dec. 23-27, 2024

December 22nd, 2024 at 8:26 pm EDT

Hi Folks. Here is the econ forecast for Christmas week. You probably already know this but I'll say it anyway: Christmas week is the worst week for trading. Pretty much the entire western world just doesn't show up this week so volume is all but no ...

Econ Forecast for Dec 16-20, 2024

December 15th, 2024 at 2:51 pm EDT

Hi Folks, Here is this week's US based economic forecast. MONDAY: We start out a busier than average Monday at 8:30 a.m. with the Empire State Manufacturing Index, which is not exactly a number a lot of traders pay attention to, and that's likely m ...

Econ Forecast for Dec. 9-13, 2024

December 8th, 2024 at 3:13 pm EDT

Hi Folks. Here's this week's forecast, and yes, it's actually this short. MONDAY: The sole entry of today's calendar for the USA is Final Wholesale Inventories at 10:00 a.m. eastern. I can't think of a single instance in the last 20 years where tra ...

Econ Forecast for Dec. 2-6, 2024

December 1st, 2024 at 4:07 pm EDT

Hi Folks. Here is this week's US based Forecast. MONDAY: Lots of news scheduled for today but only a few entries from the US. We start at 9:45 a.m. with the Final Manufacturing PMI, which rarely ever generates any price action, regardless of the nu ...

An Update on My Book

December 1st, 2024 at 11:18 am EDT

Hi Folks. A quick note about the hard copy version of my book. Over the last 4 weeks I've had to send back two different test copies due to errors (In one an entire chapter was missing...how that is even possible is beyond me...and with the other t ...