A calendar is context, not a BUY or SELL arrow
An economic calendar lists scheduled releases such as central-bank decisions, inflation, employment or activity surveys. It shows a currency, time, impact level and, when available, a forecast, previous value and released value. Those fields describe an event; they do not automatically tell EURUSD, GBPUSD or XAUUSD where to move. The same statistic can create an initial move and then reverse when markets had already priced in the result.
Check the time and the currencies actually exposed
Start by identifying both currencies in the pair. EURUSD is exposed to European and US information; USDJPY to US and Japanese information. For gold quoted in dollars, US releases can quickly affect the dollar, yields and volatility, but they are context factors—not a guaranteed causal path. Check the platform timezone, because daylight-saving changes can shift a release. SIGNALSB displays its calendar in Douala time and should retain a source and timestamp for each event.
Turn a release into a risk rule
Before a high-impact event, spreads can widen and price can cross a technical zone without execution at the expected price. A simple rule is to avoid a new entry immediately before the release, then wait for price to settle and for H1 structure to become readable again. If an analysis remains active, compare the bid for a sell or the ask for a buy with the published zone: a price already outside the zone invalidates the entry even if the signal headline looks right. Planned stop loss, including costs, should not exceed 1% of capital.
FAQ
Why can SIGNALSB show WAIT before a release?
Because a quote and technical structure can become less reliable when execution is exposed to widened spreads or exceptional volatility.
Does a released number make an immediate trade safe?
No. Check the actual reaction, executable price, structure and entry window; a number never guarantees a direction.
Official and useful sources
Federal Reserve — FOMC meeting calendars