Market Calendar

📌 What is Market Calendar?

Market Calendar is a financial calendar tool that helps you know in advance "what's happening when."

Big market moves are rarely random — earnings releases, central bank rate decisions, GDP announcements, IPO listings... all these events move stock prices. Market Calendar brings all these important events together in one place so you can:

• 📅 Plan ahead — know what big events are coming next week, manage your positions in advance
• 🔍 Discover opportunities — find beat-the-expectation stocks during earnings season, find high-yield stocks during dividend season
• 🌍 Global view — not just U.S. stocks, economic data from all major economies worldwide
• ⏰ Set alerts — never miss important events

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🚀 Quick Start: 3 Steps to Master the Financial Calendar

Step 1: Choose a Calendar Type

The left sidebar lists all available calendar types:

💡 Additional types like Splits, IPO, and Holidays are also available — enable them as needed.

Step 2: Select a Time Range

The top toolbar lets you choose which period to view events for:

• Yesterday
• Today (default)
• Tomorrow
• This Week
• Next Week
• Custom — custom date range (click date picker)

Step 3: Browse the Table, Deep-Dive into Research

The table is grouped by date, with each day's events listed together. You can:

• Click a stock ticker → open detail popup, view chart and more data
• Click the bell 🔔 → set an event alert
• Filter by impact level, region, etc. (Economic calendar)

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📅 Calendar Types in Detail

1. 📈 Economic Calendar

Macroeconomic data and central bank events — the "big news" that moves the entire market.

What You Can See

How to Read Impact Levels

A legend at the bottom explains:

• 🟪 High impact (3 bars) — likely to cause market volatility, e.g. Fed rate decisions, Nonfarm Payrolls, CPI
• 🟪 Medium impact (2 bars) — some effect, e.g. retail sales, PMI flash
• ⬜ Low impact (1 bar) — market usually reacts mildly

💡 Around high-impact event releases, market volatility rises significantly. If you trade short-term, pay special attention to these time points.

Common Economic Data Types

How to Read Data After Release

After release, Actual is compared against Forecast:

• Actual ＞ Forecast (positive data) → usually bullish for that country's currency / stock market
• Actual ＜ Forecast (missed expectations) → usually bearish
• The bigger the gap, the sharper the market reaction

⚠️ Market reaction doesn't always follow "common sense" — sometimes "better than expected" causes a sell-off because expectations were already priced in. Judge based on market position and sentiment combined.

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2. 📊 Earnings Calendar

Quarterly corporate earnings — one of the biggest catalysts for stock price movement.

What You Can See

How to Use It

• Before earnings: check when your holdings report, decide whether to reduce position ahead of time to avoid risk
• After earnings: find stocks that beat expectations — may have follow-through momentum
• During earnings season: scan daily earnings each day, discover opportunities the market is overlooking

💡 Large-cap earnings move indices more (e.g. Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia); small-cap earnings produce sharper volatility.

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3. 🔨 Dividends Calendar

Stock dividend information — essential for income investors.

What You Can See

Key Dates Explained

Many people confuse dividend dates — here's the full picture:

1. Declaration Date — the company announces the dividend (usually not shown on the calendar)
2. Ex-Dividend Date — stocks bought on or after this date do not qualify for this dividend. You must buy before the ex-date to receive it.
3. Record Date — the company uses this day's shareholder register to pay dividends (usually 1-2 trading days after the ex-date)
4. Pay Date — the day the dividend is actually deposited into your account

🔑 Key rule: as long as you hold the stock before the ex-dividend date (not including the ex-date itself), you'll get the dividend. On the ex-date itself, the opening price is usually automatically reduced by the dividend amount.

Practical Tips

• To find high-yield stocks, sort by the Dividend Yield column
• Note: high yield ≠ good investment — some companies have high-looking yields because the stock price has crashed, and fundamentals may be troubled
• Dividends are taxed — the exact rate depends on your account type and location

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⚙️ Features in Detail

Region Selector

Switch regions from the top-right of the page to view financial calendar data for different countries/regions.

• US — United States (default, most comprehensive data)
• Other major economies are also supported

After switching regions, all calendar data updates to the corresponding region's events.

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Time Range Selection

The time switcher in the top toolbar:

Desktop

• Segmented buttons: Yesterday / Today / Tomorrow / This Week / Next Week
• Custom date picker on the far right, select any start/end date

Mobile

• Merged into a single dropdown menu with all options inside

Grouped by Date

When you select This Week / Next Week / a custom range, events are displayed grouped by date:

• Each day has a gray group header bar with a purple vertical bar marker on the left
• The right side shows the total number of events that day
• Group headers are sticky (stay at the top while scrolling) so you always know what day you're viewing

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LIVE Badge

Ongoing events (e.g. Fed press conferences, earnings calls) feature:

• 🟡 LIVE badge (yellow, with a pulsing dot)
• Light yellow highlighted row background
• Yellow vertical bar marker on the left

Instantly see which events are happening right now.

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🔔 Event Alerts

Each row has a bell button on the far left:

• Click once and the bell turns gold = alert set
• Click again to cancel

After setting an alert, you'll receive a notification when the event happens (the exact notification method depends on your account settings).

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Stock Detail Popup

In Earnings and Dividends calendars, clicking a company ticker (blue bold stock ticker) opens a detail window where you can view:

• Real-time price and chart
• Company basic info
• AI research analysis
• More related data

Quickly research a stock without leaving the calendar page.

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Empty States & Loading

• Loading: shows spinner animation and "Loading..."
• No matching results: shows empty state icon telling you to "clear some filters to see more results"

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💡 5 Typical Use Cases

Scenario 1: Daily Earnings Season Tracking

You're an active investor and want to know which important companies report earnings each day during earnings season.

Steps:

1. Open Market Calendar → Earnings
2. Time = "Today"
3. Quick scan of companies reporting that day
4. For companies you're interested in, click the ticker for details to see expected EPS and revenue
5. For stocks you hold, set alerts to be notified when earnings are released

Advanced play: set time to "This Week" to plan this week's earnings schedule in advance and manage positions for important companies.

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Scenario 2: Macro Traders Watching the Fed

You trade forex, indices, or gold, and Fed rate decisions are your most-watched events.

Steps:

1. Open Economic Calendar
2. Time = "This Week" or "Next Week"
3. Scan high-impact (3-bar) events
4. Find "Fed Interest Rate Decision" or related events
5. Click the bell to set an alert — notified before the announcement
6. On release day, watch the Actual vs Forecast gap to judge market impact

Why it's useful: around Fed rate decisions, U.S. stocks, gold, and the dollar index usually see big moves. Knowing the time in advance lets you prepare.

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Scenario 3: Value Investors Looking for High-Dividend Stocks

You're a value investor looking for stocks with high dividend yields and solid fundamentals.

Steps:

1. Open Dividends Calendar
2. Time = "This Week" or "Next Week"
3. Sort by Dividend Yield descending
4. Focus on:
   • Yield ＞ 3%
   • Large-caps (high market cap, relatively stable)
   • Companies with many consecutive years of dividends (click in to see details)
5. For candidate stocks, add to watchlist for ongoing tracking

⚠️ Reminder: high yield ≠ good investment. Always check earnings stability and dividend sustainability.

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Scenario 4: Event-Driven Trading

You like to position ahead of big events, betting on beats or misses.

Steps:

1. Open Economic Calendar
2. Find this week's High Impact events (e.g. CPI, Nonfarm Payrolls)
3. Study the Forecast and Previous values
4. Form your own judgment: will data beat or miss?
5. Position accordingly in the corresponding asset (long/short indices, forex, gold, etc.)
6. Set an alert to know the result the moment it's released

⚠️ Risk warning: event-driven trading is high risk — volatility is extreme around data releases, and market reaction doesn't always follow "logic." Suggest small position sizing to test.

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Scenario 5: Plan Trading Around Holidays

You trade cross-border and want to know when various markets are closed to plan your trading schedule.

Steps:

1. Switch to Holidays calendar
2. Check holiday schedule for the coming week/month
3. Note:
   • U.S. holidays → U.S. stocks closed, ETFs can't be traded either
   • Different countries have different holidays — especially important for global market traders
   • Some days are early closes (half-day trading), not full closures

Why it's useful: avoid showing up ready to trade only to find the market is closed. You can also adjust positions ahead of long holidays.

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❓ FAQ

Q1: How often is the data updated?

Economic data and earnings update in real time after release with Actual values. The event list itself updates automatically when the date changes.

Q2: Which countries/regions are supported?

Major global economies are supported, including the U.S., Canada, UK, EU countries, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Russia, and more. Switch via the Region Selector in the top-right.

Q3: Where do EPS and revenue expectations come from?

Estimated / Forecast values are Wall Street analyst consensus estimates — averages compiled from multiple analysts' predictions.

Q4: What is an EPS Beat / Miss?

• Beat: Actual EPS ＞ Estimated EPS — usually bullish for the stock price
• Miss: Actual EPS ＜ Estimated EPS — usually bearish for the stock price
• In-line: actual value is roughly in line with expectations

But note: markets often "buy the rumor, sell the news" — even on a beat, if the stock has already rallied a lot beforehand, it may sell off on the "good news."

Q5: Can I still get the dividend if I buy on the ex-dividend date?

No. You must buy and hold before the ex-dividend date (not including the ex-date itself) to receive this dividend. If you buy on the ex-date, you'll have to wait for the next one.

On the ex-date itself, the opening price is automatically reduced by the dividend amount, so you don't "lose out" by missing the dividend — the dividend money is deducted from the stock price.

Q6: How do alerts work? Where are they sent?

Click the 🔔 bell button on any row to set/cancel an alert. Notification channels depend on your account settings — may include in-app messages, email, app push notifications, etc.

Q7: Why does some data show a 🔒 lock icon?

Some detailed data (e.g. full earnings lists, detailed data for certain markets) is Pro membership exclusive. Click the 🔒 lock icon to upgrade and unlock.

Q8: How are high/medium/low impact levels defined for economic data?

Impact levels are based on the average historical market volatility impact of that data:

• High impact: typically causes 0.5%+ market movement
• Medium impact: some effect, but usually doesn't change the broader trend
• Low impact: market typically reacts mildly

This is just a rough guide — actual impact depends on the prevailing market environment and the gap between data and expectations.

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🔗 Related Features

• Market Movers — see which stocks/assets move the most after data releases
• Smart Money — how smart money (analysts, insiders, Congress, gurus) sees these events
• AI Research — use AI to quickly analyze the impact of earnings and economic data
• Watchlist — add stocks you follow to your watchlist for automatic earnings and dividend alerts

Screenshots in this article: Actual product UI as of August 2026. For feedback or questions, reach out to our team anytime.