economic-calendar

Skill: Economic Calendar | Domain: trading | Category: data | Level: beginner Tags: trading, data, calendar, news, high-impact, avoidance

Economic Calendar

High-Impact Events by Currency

News Avoidance Windows

from datetime import datetime, timedelta

def is_news_blackout(event_time: datetime, current_time: datetime,
                     impact: str = "HIGH") -> bool:
    """Should we avoid trading near this news event?"""
    windows = {"HIGH": (30, 15), "MEDIUM": (15, 5), "LOW": (5, 0)}  # (before_min, after_min)
    before, after = windows.get(impact, (30, 15))
    start = event_time - timedelta(minutes=before)
    end   = event_time + timedelta(minutes=after)
    return start <= current_time <= end

def news_risk_level(minutes_to_event: float) -> str:
    if minutes_to_event < 5:   return "EXTREME — do not trade"
    if minutes_to_event < 15:  return "HIGH — reduce size 50%"
    if minutes_to_event < 30:  return "ELEVATED — tight stops"
    return "NORMAL"

Fetch Calendar (Investing.com scrape)

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

def get_todays_events(min_impact: str = "high") -> list:
    """Scrape Investing.com economic calendar for today's events."""
    # Note: Use WebSearch tool to get current day's events
    # WebSearch query: f"site:investing.com economic calendar today {min_impact} impact"
    pass

# Alternative: use Brave Search via WebSearch tool
CALENDAR_QUERY = "economic calendar high impact events today forex"