how does one use the economic calendar 
by watching the economic calendar and having an idea what to expect from various economic reports and policy statements traders have a very powerful tool for fundamental analysis of course as with every aspect of forex trading nothing is foolproof analyst predictions may be wrong or the reaction of the markets to the events in the economic calendar may be other than anticipated due to unforeseen external circumstances that being said the economic calendar remains a very effective tool at a trader s command and it should be checked daily and followed closely 