Updated May 25, 2025 • 1-min read
Posted by Anonymous
May 24, 2025
1 answer
Posted by Anonymous - May 24, 2025
Oh man, this happened to me once and I was so annoyed! Yeah, forex factory can sometimes mess up the times for economic events, especially if you forget to set your time zone right or if there's some weird daylight saving change. One time I waited for this big US report, totally ready to trade it, and then realized the event already happened like 45 minutes earlier because I didn't update my time zone. Not cool!
The calendar itself is usually super accurate, but nobody's perfect. Sometimes the "Actual" numbers come out a little late too, or less often, the event detail gets updated last minute. If you trust the calendar 100% and don't double-check stuff, yeah, you could totally make a bad trade or miss a huge move. I learned to always keep an eye on my clocks and even watch CNBC or Twitter just to cross-check big events. So yeah, forex factory is awesome but don't treat it like it's never wrong. Always be ready for little hiccups and don't put all your trading faith in just one website.
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