A scheduled macroeconomic release. Prints that miss their forecast tend to move related markets sharply in the minutes around the release, which is why a validation run that straddles the window is hard to compare with a backtest that never saw it.
| Date (UTC) | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2026, 08:30 | -0.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | -1.2 |
| 29 Jul 2026, 08:30 | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | +0.6 |
| 29 Jun 2026, 08:30 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.1 |
| 02 Jun 2026, 08:30 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | -0.4 |
| 01 May 2026, 08:30 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | +0.3 |
| 30 Mar 2026, 08:30 | 0.6% | 0.1% | -0.1% | +0.5 |
| 02 Mar 2026, 09:30 | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | -0.3 |
| 30 Jan 2026, 09:30 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0 |
| 05 Jan 2026, 09:30 | 0.8% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +0.9 |
| 01 Dec 2025, 09:30 | -0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| 29 Oct 2025, 09:30 | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | +0.5 |
| 29 Sep 2025, 08:30 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | +0.2 |
Surprise is actual minus forecast, in the indicator's own units. It is what happened, not a prediction.
Spreads widen and fills slip in the minutes around a scheduled release, which distorts a validation run's entry prices. Treat forward results that straddle this window with care — they are not comparable to a backtest that never saw it.
High-impact releases are posted to the channel 15 minutes ahead, and again with the actual figure once it prints.