Gold Economic Calendar

Gold does not move at random. Some of the biggest, fastest moves of the entire month happen in the seconds after a scheduled economic release. If you understand these events — when they occur and what they mean — you can avoid getting caught on the wrong side of a spike, and sometimes turn that volatility into opportunity. This page is an evergreen guide to the recurring releases that matter most for gold, with their typical schedule. For exact dates and times each week, always confirm on a live calendar such as Forex Factory or Investing.com just before trading.

How to trade gold around the news

There are three sensible approaches, and none of them is "guess the number and gamble."

1. Stand aside (safest). Close or avoid new positions in the 15 minutes before and after a very-high-impact release. Spreads balloon, stops get hunted, and execution is unreliable. There is no shame in protecting capital — the market gives you thousands of setups a year.

2. Trade the retest (intermediate). Rather than trading the initial spike, wait for price to settle, form a clear level, and then take a setup in the direction of the new trend once volatility normalises. This avoids the worst of the chaos while still catching the move.

3. Reduce size (defensive). If you must hold through news, cut your position size and widen your stop to survive the volatility — and accept the larger risk that comes with it. Size this using our position size calculator.

Build a simple weekly routine

Every Sunday or Monday, open a live economic calendar and note the high-impact US events for the week (they are usually flagged in red). Mark the days and times of FOMC, CPI, and NFP in particular. Plan to be flat or defensive around those windows, and plan to be more active during the calmer, high-liquidity London–New York overlap on non-news days. This single habit prevents most news-related blow-ups.