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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2026, 12:30 | 1.433M | — | 1.374M | — |
| 17 Jul 2026, 12:30 | 1.374M | — | 1.41M | — |
| 16 Jun 2026, 12:30 | 1.41M | — | 1.423M | — |
| 21 May 2026, 12:30 | 1.423M | — | 1.363M | — |
| 05 May 2026, 12:30 | 1.423M | — | 1.363M | — |
| 29 Apr 2026, 12:30 | 1.363M | — | 1.54M | — |
| 12 Mar 2026, 12:30 | 1.54M | — | 1.393M | — |
| 18 Feb 2026, 13:30 | 1.393M | — | 1.482M | — |
| 09 Jan 2026, 13:30 | 1.482M | — | 1.414M | — |
| 17 Sep 2025, 12:30 | 1.347M | — | 1.4M | — |
| 19 Aug 2025, 12:30 | 1.4M | — | 1.399M | — |
| 18 Jul 2025, 12:30 | 1.399M | — | 1.416M | — |
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.