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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 2026, 23:00 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 53.6 | +0.3 |
| 04 Aug 2026, 23:00 | — | 53 | — | — |
| 02 Jul 2026, 23:00 | — | 49.9 | — | — |
| 02 Jun 2026, 23:00 | — | 47.7 | — | — |
| 04 May 2026, 23:00 | — | 50.3 | — | — |
| 06 Apr 2026, 23:00 | — | 46.6 | — | — |
| 03 Mar 2026, 22:00 | — | 52.2 | — | — |
| 03 Feb 2026, 22:00 | — | — | — | — |
| 05 Jan 2026, 22:00 | — | 51 | — | — |
| 02 Dec 2025, 22:00 | — | 52.7 | — | — |
| 04 Nov 2025, 22:00 | — | 53.1 | — | — |
| 02 Oct 2025, 23:00 | — | 52 | — | — |
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.