# fxmacrodata-calendar

Pulls official FXMacroData release dates so a trade plan can pause entries ahead of CPI, NFP or a central-bank decision.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2500 installs · ★ 3267
- Author: tradermonty
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar

## What it does

The skill runs `fetch_calendar.py` and returns the release-calendar events. Your agent then reads `events[]` and folds the timing into the trade plan: hold off on new entries around high-impact releases, trim leverage or position size, and schedule a follow-up once the actual value lands. It also states which event and timestamp caused the adjustment.

The call is `python3 skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/scripts/fetch_calendar.py --currency usd --min-tier 1`. Only 1, 2 or 3 are valid for `--min-tier`. Public USD calendar rows need no key; other FXMacroData endpoints want `FXMACRODATA_API_KEY` in the environment. Requests go to `https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1`.

A nonzero exit means the event-risk state is unverified, not that nothing is scheduled. An empty calendar is only a successful response carrying `events: []`. Results are accepted when the response currency matches the request and `data_quality` marks the source as official, current, non-proxy, non-fallback and timestamp-complete. Every event needs an announcement timestamp and a non-empty release identifier.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill fxmacrodata-calendar -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill fxmacrodata-calendar -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill fxmacrodata-calendar -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install tradermonty/claude-trading-skills fxmacrodata-calendar
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill fxmacrodata-calendar -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --path skills/fxmacrodata-calendar
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill fxmacrodata-calendar -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pin down exact CPI, NFP and GDP release dates before a trade
- pause new entries around central-bank decisions
- cut leverage ahead of a PCE or PMI print
- schedule a follow-up review after the actual value is out
- tell an empty calendar apart from a failed request

## Example prompts
- Show the USD release calendar with min tier 1
- Which tier-1 events this week could break my EUR/USD plan?
- Check macro event risk before I open a position

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: fxmacrodata-calendar
description: Fetch official FXMacroData macro release-calendar events for trade planning, macro regime checks, and event-risk filters. Use before CPI, NFP, GDP, PCE, retail sales, PMI, and central-bank decision windows.
---

# FXMacroData Calendar

Retrieve official-source macro release-calendar events from FXMacroData. Use
this skill when a trade plan needs event timing, confirmed release dates, or a
top-tier macro risk check.

## Workflow

1. Run the calendar script:

   ```bash
   python3 skills/fxmacrodata-calendar/scripts/fetch_calendar.py --currency usd --min-tier 1
   ```

2. Review `events[]` for top-tier releases.

   Treat a nonzero exit as an unverified event-risk state, never as an empty
   calendar. Only a successful response containing `events: []` establishes
   that no matching events were returned. The client accepts results only when
   the response currency matches the request and `data_quality` confirms an
   official, current, non-proxy, non-fallback, timestamp-complete,
   point-in-time-safe source. Each event must include an announcement timestamp
   and a non-empty release identifier.

3. Fold the event timing into the trade plan:
   - pause new entries around high-impact releases;
   - reduce leverage or position size;
   - schedule follow-up review after the actual value is available;
   - explain which event and timestamp drove the adjustment.

## Authentication

Set `FXMACRODATA_API_KEY` for authenticated FXMacroData endpoints. Public USD
calendar rows can be fetched without a key. The client uses the canonical
`https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1` endpoint and accepts `--min-tier` values 1,
2, or 3 only. Live calendar responses currently include `market_tier`; the
skill treats it as an extension field and requires integer values 1 through 3
for filtering, although the current `CalendarReleaseRow` OpenAPI schema does
not declare that field.
````
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