MAX NewsWatch List

7th​​ April 2024

Market Open Times​​ (NY Time): 
Tokyo 8pm  –  Frankfurt​​ 2am ​​ – ​​ London​​ 3am ​​ – ​​ US 8am
Be careful when ​​ Daylight ​​ Saving Changes are in play
All Times are in New York Time

Impact

Date

Time

Cur.

News Event

Daylight

Sat Apr 6

10:00 a.m.

NZD

Daylight Saving Time Shift

Daylight

Sat Apr 6

12:00 p.m.

AUD

Daylight Saving Time Shift

All TFs

Sun Apr 7

7:50​​ p.m.

JPY

Current Account

Monitor

Mon Apr 8

1:00​​ a.m.

JPY

Economy Watchers Sentiment

Monitor

Mon Apr 8

6:00​​ p.m.

NZD

NZIER Business Confidence

Monitor

Mon Apr 8

9:30​​ p.m.

AUD

NAB Business Confidence

Monitor

Tue Apr 9

1:00​​ a.m.

JPY

Consumer Confidence

Hi Impact

Tue Apr 9

10:00​​ p.m.

NZD

Official Cash Rate

Hi Impact

Tue Apr 9

10:00​​ p.m.

NZD

RBNZ Rate Statement

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

10th-15th

CNY

New Loans

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

10th-15th

CNY

M2 Money Supply y/y

All TFs

Wed Apr 10

8:30​​ a.m.

USD

Core CPI m/m

All TFs

Wed Apr 10

8:30​​ a.m.

USD

CPI m/m

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

8:30​​ a.m.

USD

CPI y/y

Hi Impact

Wed Apr 10

9:45​​ a.m.

CAD

BOC Monetary Policy Report

Hi Impact

Wed Apr 10

9:45​​ a.m.

CAD

BOC Rate Statement

Hi Impact

Wed Apr 10

9:45​​ a.m.

CAD

Overnight Rate

Hi Impact

Wed Apr 10

10:30​​ a.m.

CAD

BOC Press Conference

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

10:30​​ a.m.

USD

Crude Oil Inventories

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

1:01​​ p.m.

USD

10-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

2:00​​ p.m.

USD

FOMC Meeting Minutes

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

2:00​​ p.m.

USD

Federal Budget Balance

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

9:00​​ p.m.

AUD

MI Inflation Expectations

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

9:30​​ p.m.

CNY

CPI y/y

Monitor

Wed Apr 10

9:30​​ p.m.

CNY

PPI y/y

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

4:30​​ a.m.

GBP

BOE Credit Conditions Survey

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

All Day

EUR

Eurogroup Meetings

Hi Impact

Thu Apr 11

8:15​​ a.m.

EUR

Main Refinancing Rate

Hi Impact

Thu Apr 11

8:15​​ a.m.

EUR

Monetary Policy Statement

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

8:30​​ a.m.

USD

Core PPI m/m

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

8:30​​ a.m.

USD

PPI m/m

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

8:30​​ a.m.

USD

Unemployment Claims

Hi Impact

Thu Apr 11

8:45​​ a.m.

EUR

ECB Press Conference

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

10:30​​ a.m.

USD

Natural Gas Storage

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

1:01​​ p.m.

USD

30-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

Tentative

CNY

Trade Balance

Monitor

Thu Apr 11

Tentative

CNY

USD-Denominated Trade Balance

Monitor

Fri Apr 12

2:00​​ a.m.

EUR

German Final CPI m/m

All TFs

Fri Apr 12

2:00​​ a.m.

GBP

GDP m/m

Under H4

Fri Apr 12

2:00​​ a.m.

GBP

Industrial Production m/m

Under H4

Fri Apr 12

2:00​​ a.m.

GBP

Manufacturing Production m/m

Monitor

Fri Apr 12

All Day

EUR

ECOFIN Meetings

Monitor

Fri Apr 12

Tentative

GBP

NIESR GDP Estimate

Under H4

Fri Apr 12

10:00​​ a.m.

USD

Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment

Under H4

Fri Apr 12

10:00​​ a.m.

USD

Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations

N.A.

Sat Apr 13

“Top Pairs” Lists

14th​​ April 2024

The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks.
They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers.

Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the​​ most,​​ 
as they are more likely to move this week.

Order

Pair

Avg Daily​​ 
Pip Range

Avg Daily
 ​​​​ $ Range ​​ 

Comment 

1

GBPJPY

117

773

Suggested

Best Pairs

2

CHFJPY

111

729

3

GBPUSD

69

688

4

GBPCHF

61

680

5

EURJPY

100

660

6

USDCHF

54

599

7

GBPAUD

88

579

8

USDJPY

83

547

9

EURCHF

49

546

10

GBPNZD

89

537

11

EURUSD

53

528

Less stressful?​​ 

12

GBPCAD

67

490

Maybe less profitable,

13

AUDUSD

48

479

maybe easier trades?

14

USDCAD

65

476

15

AUDJPY

71

465

16

EURAUD

70

463

17

AUDCHF

41

460

18

CADJPY

67

441

19

EURNZD

73

440

​​ 

20

CADCHF

38

426

​​ 

21

NZDUSD

42

424

​​ 

22

NZDCHF

37

409

Poorer performers:

23

EURCAD

54

395

Much less volatility &

24

NZDJPY

58

381

likely less profit from

25

EURGBP

25

316

these pairs based on

26

AUDCAD

41

305

their past performance

27

NZDCAD

40

292

28

AUDNZD

33

201

Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs

Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day.
These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the​​ selection.
MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself.

Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.

Day

Mon​​ 15th ​​​​ April

Tues​​ 16

Wed​​ 17

Thur 18

Fri 19

1st​​ 
Choices

GBPUSD or EURJPY

GBPUSD or EURJPY

GBPJPY or CHFJPY

EURCHF or CHFJPY

GBPJPY or GBPUSD

GBPCAD, USDCHF or USDJPY

GBPCAD, USDCHF or USDJPY

EURJPY or USDJPY

GBPUSD or EURJPY

GBPCHF or GBPAUD

2nd​​ 
Choices

EURCHF or GBPJPY

EURCHF or GBPNZD

GBPNZD or GBPUSD

USDCHF,​​ GBPAUD or USDJPY

GBPNZD or CHFJPY

Smooth Movers

These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.

Forex Pairs

If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones​​ instead.

Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.

Indices

Consider trading these indices, too.
Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points.
Some brokers allow trading the​​ Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures.​​ 
Check with your broker for more info.

• EURUSD

• GBPCAD

• AUDUSD

• USDCAD

• DAX

• DOW Jones

• NASDAQ

• S&P 500

• FTS100

• NK225

MAX NewsWatch List

14th​​ April 2024

Market Open Times​​ (NY Time): 
Tokyo 8pm  –  Frankfurt 2am ​​ – ​​ London 3am ​​ – ​​ US 8am
Be careful when ​​ Daylight ​​ Saving Changes are in play
All Times are in New York Time

Impact

Date

Time

Cur.

News Event

N A​​ 

Sun Apr 14

6:45 p.m.

NZD

Visitor Arrivals m/m

Monitor

Mon Apr 15

2:30 a.m.

CHF

PPI m/m

Under H4

Mon Apr 15

5:00 a.m.

EUR

Industrial Production m/m

Monitor

Mon Apr 15

8:15 a.m.

CAD

Housing Starts

Under H4

Mon Apr 15

8:30 a.m.

CAD

Manufacturing Sales m/m

Under H4

Mon Apr 15

8:30 a.m.

CAD

Wholesale Sales m/m

Under H4

Mon Apr 15

8:30 a.m.

USD

Core Retail Sales m/m

Under H4

Mon Apr 15

8:30 a.m.

USD

Retail Sales m/m

Monitor

Mon Apr 15

Day 1

All

IMF Meetings

Monitor

Mon Apr 15

10:00 p.m.

CNY

GDP q/y

Monitor

Tue Apr 16

2:00 a.m.

GBP

Average Earnings Index 3m/y

All TFs

Tue Apr 16

5:00 a.m.

EUR

Trade Balance

Under H4

Tue Apr 16

5:00 a.m.

EUR

German ZEW Economic Sentiment

Under H4

Tue Apr 16

5:00 a.m.

EUR

ZEW Economic Sentiment

All TFs

Tue Apr 16

8:30 a.m.

CAD

CPI m/m

All TFs

Tue Apr 16

8:30 a.m.

CAD

Core CPI m/m

Monitor

Tue Apr 16

8:30 a.m.

USD

Housing Starts

Under H4

Tue Apr 16

9:15 a.m.

USD

Industrial Production m/m

Monitor

Tue Apr 16

Day 2

All

IMF Meetings

All TFs

Tue Apr 16

Tentative

NZD

GDT Price Index

Monitor

Tue Apr 16

Tentative

CAD

Annual Budget Release

All TFs

Tue Apr 16

6:45 p.m.

NZD

CPI q/q

All TFs

Tue Apr 16

7:50 p.m.

JPY

Trade Balance

Monitor

Tue Apr 16

8:30 p.m.

AUD

MI Leading Index m/m

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

2:00 a.m.

GBP

CPI y/y

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

2:00 a.m.

GBP

Core CPI y/y

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

5:00 a.m.

EUR

Final Core CPI y/y

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

5:00 a.m.

EUR

Final CPI y/y

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

Tentative

EUR

German 30-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

Day 3

All

IMF Meetings

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

10:30 a.m.

USD

Crude Oil Inventories

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

2:00 p.m.

USD

Beige Book

Under H4

Wed Apr 17

9:30 p.m.

AUD

Employment Change

Under H4

Wed Apr 17

9:30 p.m.

AUD

Unemployment Rate

Monitor

Wed Apr 17

9:30 p.m.

AUD

RBA Bulletin

All TFs

Thu Apr 18

2:00 a.m.

CHF

Trade Balance

All TFs

Thu Apr 18

4:00 a.m.

EUR

Current Account

Monitor

Thu Apr 18

Tentative

EUR

Spanish 10-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Thu Apr 18

6:00 a.m.

EUR

German Buba Monthly Report

Monitor

Thu Apr 18

8:30 a.m.

USD

Unemployment Claims

Under H4

Thu Apr 18

8:30 a.m.

USD

Philly Fed Manufacturing Index

Monitor

Thu Apr 18

10:00 a.m.

USD

Existing Home Sales

Monitor

Thu Apr 18

Day 4

All

IMF Meetings

Monitor

Thu Apr 18

10:30 a.m.

USD

Natural Gas Storage

Monitor

Thu Apr 18

7:30 p.m.

JPY

National Core CPI y/y

Under H4

Fri Apr 19

2:00 a.m.

GBP

Retail Sales m/m

Monitor

Fri Apr 19

Day 5

All

IMF Meetings

Monitor

Sat Apr 20

Day 6

All

IMF Meetings