How long until I should stop trading ahead of a scheduled economic release?

How this works

• Your blackout window starts a set number of minutes before the release and ends a set number of minutes after it, both defined by you.
• Spreads tend to widen and price can move sharply and erratically in the seconds around a major scheduled release, which is a different kind of risk than a normal intraday move.
• This timer assumes the release time you enter is today, in your device's local time zone. Re-enter the time if you're checking the night before or from a different time zone than where you'll be trading.
• Common events traders build a blackout around include CPI, the jobs report, FOMC statements and press conferences, and other scheduled releases with a known, fixed time. This tool doesn't know the economic calendar, only the time you give it.
• This is a simple countdown based on your own inputs, not a live news feed or economic calendar.