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🔴 Red folder = Tier 1. Most prop firms restrict trading a few minutes before and after.
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3Tier 2 and 3 are usually no big deal.
US (USD) releases only, the ones that move futures. All times Central (CT).
Tomorrow's news
This week
Monday to Friday, every tier.
This month
Tier 1 and Tier 2 releases.
This year
Red folders only, month by month through December 2027.
November 2026 8
- Tue Nov 3TentativeCongressional Elections
- Fri Nov 67:30 AMAverage Hourly Earnings m/m
- Fri Nov 67:30 AMNon-Farm Employment Change
- Fri Nov 67:30 AMUnemployment Rate
- Tue Nov 107:30 AMCPI inflation
- Fri Nov 137:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Tue Nov 177:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Nov 257:30 AMCore PCE inflation
December 2026 7
- Fri Dec 47:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed Dec 91:00 PMFOMC rate decision + projections
- Wed Dec 91:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Thu Dec 107:30 AMCPI inflation
- Tue Dec 157:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Wed Dec 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Dec 237:30 AMCore PCE inflation
January 2027 8
- Fri Jan 87:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed Jan 137:30 AMCPI inflation
- Thu Jan 147:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Fri Jan 157:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Jan 271:00 PMFOMC rate decision
- Wed Jan 271:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Thu Jan 287:30 AMCore PCE inflation
- Thu Jan 287:30 AMGDP advance (Q4)
February 2027 5
- Fri Feb 57:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Thu Feb 117:30 AMCPI inflation
- Fri Feb 127:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Wed Feb 177:30 AMRetail Sales
- Thu Feb 257:30 AMCore PCE inflation
March 2027 7
- Fri Mar 57:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed Mar 107:30 AMCPI inflation
- Fri Mar 127:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Tue Mar 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Mar 171:00 PMFOMC rate decision + projections
- Wed Mar 171:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Wed Mar 317:30 AMCore PCE inflation
April 2027 8
- Fri Apr 27:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Tue Apr 137:30 AMCPI inflation
- Wed Apr 147:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Fri Apr 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Apr 281:00 PMFOMC rate decision
- Wed Apr 281:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Thu Apr 297:30 AMCore PCE inflation
- Thu Apr 297:30 AMGDP advance (Q1)
May 2027 5
- Fri May 77:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed May 127:30 AMCPI inflation
- Thu May 137:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Fri May 147:30 AMRetail Sales
- Thu May 277:30 AMCore PCE inflation
June 2027 7
- Fri Jun 47:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed Jun 91:00 PMFOMC rate decision + projections
- Wed Jun 91:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Thu Jun 107:30 AMCPI inflation
- Fri Jun 117:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Wed Jun 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Fri Jun 257:30 AMCore PCE inflation
July 2027 8
- Fri Jul 27:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed Jul 147:30 AMCPI inflation
- Thu Jul 157:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Fri Jul 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Jul 281:00 PMFOMC rate decision
- Wed Jul 281:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Thu Jul 297:30 AMCore PCE inflation
- Thu Jul 297:30 AMGDP advance (Q2)
August 2027 5
- Fri Aug 67:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Tue Aug 107:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Wed Aug 117:30 AMCPI inflation
- Mon Aug 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Aug 257:30 AMCore PCE inflation
September 2027 7
- Fri Sep 37:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Fri Sep 107:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Tue Sep 147:30 AMCPI inflation
- Wed Sep 151:00 PMFOMC rate decision + projections
- Wed Sep 151:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Thu Sep 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Thu Sep 307:30 AMCore PCE inflation
October 2027 8
- Fri Oct 87:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Thu Oct 147:30 AMCPI inflation
- Fri Oct 157:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Fri Oct 157:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Oct 271:00 PMFOMC rate decision
- Wed Oct 271:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Thu Oct 287:30 AMCore PCE inflation
- Thu Oct 287:30 AMGDP advance (Q3)
November 2027 5
- Fri Nov 57:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed Nov 107:30 AMCPI inflation
- Fri Nov 127:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Tue Nov 167:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Nov 247:30 AMCore PCE inflation
December 2027 7
- Fri Dec 37:30 AMNFP jobs report
- Wed Dec 81:00 PMFOMC rate decision + projections
- Wed Dec 81:30 PMFOMC press conference
- Fri Dec 107:30 AMCPI inflation
- Wed Dec 157:30 AMPPI producer prices
- Wed Dec 157:30 AMRetail Sales
- Wed Dec 227:30 AMCore PCE inflation
Schedule last updated Nov 6, 2026 · this week's list checked Nov 6, 3:13 PM CT.
Release dates from official government schedules. Dates can change; this week's list is checked against a live feed.
News rules by firm
Read from each firm's own rules or FAQ page. "Limited" usually means evals are fine but funded accounts have a no-trade window. Always check your own account type before a red-folder release. Tap a column to sort.
Not allowed: 3 Limited: 10 Allowed: 8 Unverified: 11 checked Nov 6, 2026
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Guardian Futures | Not allowed | Futures rules table: "News Trading: No" (window not stated) | Firm's page |
| Prop Shop Trader | Not allowed | No new positions 3 min before/after a news event | Firm's page |
| TradeDay | Not allowed | Tier 1: positions auto-flattened 2 min before, trading reopens 2 min after | Firm's page |
| Alpha Futures | Limited | Evals and Advanced: no restriction. Direct, Standard, Zero funded: no orders 2 min before/after red-folder news | Firm's page |
| E8 Markets (Futures) | Limited | E8 Zero and E8 Signature: no restrictions; other plans have Tier 1 news rules | Firm's page |
| Elite Trader Funding (ETF) | Limited | Evals: no rule. Funded Elite accounts: flat 5 min before/after listed major news | Firm's page |
| Funded Futures Network (FFN) | Limited | Evals: allowed. Exhibition and funded: flat 1 min before/after Tier 1 | Firm's page |
| Futures Elite | Limited | Evals: allowed. Funded: trades in the news window are voided. Nitro funded: Tier 1 not permitted | Firm's page |
| Lucid Trading | Limited | LucidDaily: flat 1 min before/after US red-folder news (hard breach). Flex, Pro, Direct: allowed | Firm's page |
| My Funded Futures (MFFU) | Limited | Evals and Builder: allowed. Rapid and Pro funded: flat 2 min before/after Tier 1 (FOMC, NFP, CPI) | Firm's page |
| Take Profit Trader | Limited | Test account: no news rule. PRO and PRO+: news rule applies (window not stated on the page) | Firm's page |
| TopOne Futures | Limited | Evals: free. Elite Daily and Elite ACCESS funded: no trades 2 min before/after major news | Firm's page |
| Topstep | Limited | Tier 1: no new mini positions 5 min before/after; micros size-capped; open positions may be held | Firm's page |
| BluSky Trading | Allowed | Trading news events "at your own risk" does not fail an account | Firm's page |
| Bulenox | Allowed | No news restriction ("trade straight through the economic calendar") | Firm's page |
| DayTraders.com | Allowed | Allowed but not recommended; fast-market losses not covered | Firm's page |
| Earn2Trade | Allowed | No restrictions around economic announcements | Firm's page |
| FTMO Futures | Allowed | Allowed in every phase, no special news restrictions | Firm's page |
| Funded Futures Family (FFF) | Allowed | FAQ lists "News trading: Allowed" | Firm's page |
| Lee Loo Trading | Allowed | Site says "Trade Holidays & News" | Firm's page |
| Purdia Capital | Allowed | No restriction on scheduled news in simulated accounts | Firm's page |
| Apex Trader Funding | Unverified | Site blocked automated reading | not found |
| Aqua Futures | Unverified | Help-center news rule is not marked as futures-specific | not found |
| FundedNext Futures | Unverified | The help-center news rule is for its CFD accounts; no futures-specific rule found | not found |
| Futureify (formerly FXIFY Futures) | Unverified | FAQ did not state a news rule | not found |
| Hola Prime Futures | Unverified | Site refused the read (rate limited) | not found |
| Legends Trading | Unverified | No news rule found on the firm's site | not found |
| The Futures Desk | Unverified | Knowledge base did not mention news | not found |
| The5ers Futures | Unverified | Futures FAQ did not state a news rule | not found |
| Tradeify | Unverified | Site blocked automated reading; rules page not reached | not found |
| Traders Launch | Unverified | Futures rules page does not mention news | not found |
| Uprofit | Unverified | Rules and help pages do not mention news | not found |