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This guide covers tracking macro events with a scheduled task, so you stay ahead of the calendar of central bank meetings, economic releases, and policy events that move markets. The value is not just knowing an event is coming; it is knowing what it means for the names you hold. The concept behind this is Scheduled Tasks, and it pairs with Macro research.

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When to use this

  • You want a heads-up before major macro events (FOMC, jobs data, CPI)
  • You hold positions sensitive to rates, inflation, or policy
  • You want macro context delivered on a schedule rather than chasing it

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Step 1: Track the calendar

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Step 2: Connect events to your exposure

Generic macro calendars are everywhere. The useful version ties events to your holdings:

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Step 3: Get the pre-event setup

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Step 4: Get the post-event read

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Example variations

A weekly macro calendar:
An event-specific tracker:

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Common mistakes

  • Calendar without context. A list of dates is not useful unless it connects to your portfolio.
  • Ignoring what’s priced in. Markets anticipate macro events; the reaction depends on the surprise, not the event itself. Ask what is already reflected.
  • Treating macro as certain. Frame events in scenarios and probabilities, not single predictions.