The scheduled releases that move markets, marked on your chart and read in plain words: how careful to be right now, when the release is due in UTC, why it matters for your candles, and when the read eases again.
Fed decisions, the jobs report and inflation data can turn a calm chart into a wide one in a minute. The times are public, but they are easy to forget in the middle of a session. This one shades the candle that holds each release, tags it with its name and time, and keeps a short card in the corner that says Heavy, Careful, Thin or Clear, with the reason and the time the read changes.
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Every part of the indicator, numbered. Tap a number to jump to what it means.
It is a calendar that lives on your chart. It marks the scheduled releases that tend to widen candles and tells you, in plain words, how careful to be right now. It does not say which way price will go.
The release, its weight (Major, Moderate or Minor), the time in UTC and how long to go, counted from the last closed candle.
Every read says what the release can do to your candles: widen into the number, run wide both ways after it, or go thin on a holiday.
Every read ends with the time it changes, such as "The read eases to Clear at 19:00.", so you know how long the care lasts.
The header is always a read. It comes from the release times and two windows you can change, never from price.
Nothing inside the windows. The card still names the next big release and the time the read turns Careful.
Every time on the card is counted from the last closed candle on your chart, so nothing changes while a candle is still forming.
It covers scheduled releases, US market holidays and options and VIX expiries. Unscheduled news can still move price, and the Clear card says so.
Every quote below is the card's own text on the private build that will be released, captured on NAS100 on 30 Oct 2026. Chart, timeframe and the candle clock are named with each one.
![The [TP] Event Guard card reading Clear on a light NAS100 390 minute chart. No major release is due in the next 24 hours. The next big one is the jobs report, Fri 6 Nov 13:30 UTC. The read turns Careful at Thu 5 Nov 13:30 UTC. Unscheduled news can still move price; this only covers the calendar. Next: US jobs report (Major), Fri 06 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 7d 10h. Then: US inflation (CPI) (Major), Tue 10 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 11d 10h. Counted from the last closed candle, Fri 30 Oct 03:30 UTC.](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/event-guard-mentor/eg-card-clear-390_paper.webp)
One word after the name: Heavy, Careful, Thin or Clear. Heavy and Careful are drawn in gold so they stand out; Clear and Thin in the card's plain text colour.
On NAS100 above (390 minutes, last closed candle Fri 30 Oct 03:30 UTC) the read was Clear: "No major release is due in the next 24 hours. The next big one is the jobs report, Fri 6 Nov 13:30 UTC. The read turns Careful at Thu 5 Nov 13:30 UTC."
Back to the guide![The [TP] Event Guard card reading Careful on a dark NAS100 14 minute chart, before a release. US growth (GDP) and prices (PCE), in 1h 58m. Due at 12:30 UTC. Candles often widen into it, so a tight exit near price can be hit by noise. The read stays Careful until 13:30, then eases to Clear. Spreads can widen at 12:30. A candle that closes after the release says more than the first move. Next: US jobs report (Major), Fri 06 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 8d 2h. Then: US inflation (CPI) (Major), Tue 10 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 12d 2h. Counted from the last closed candle, Thu 29 Oct 10:32 UTC.](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/event-guard-mentor/eg-card-careful-before-14_ink.webp)
The first row names the release the read is about, in plain words, and the time to go or the time since. Releases at the same time are named together.
On NAS100, 14 minutes, in Bar Replay with the last closed candle at Thu 29 Oct 10:32 UTC: "US growth (GDP) and prices (PCE), in 1h 58m". The time to go is said once, here, and not repeated below.
Back to the guideThree things in one short paragraph: when it is due, why it matters for your candles, and when the read changes. The times are worked out from the read's own windows, never typed in.
The same card, before the release: "Due at 12:30 UTC. Candles often widen into it, so a tight exit near price can be hit by noise. The read stays Careful until 13:30, then eases to Clear."
After a release the row turns to what came out: "GDP and PCE came out at 12:30 UTC. Candles near the line can be wider than usual until 13:30, when the read eases to Clear."
Back to the guide![The [TP] Event Guard card reading Careful on a dark NAS100 14 minute chart, 8 minutes after a release. US growth (GDP) and prices (PCE), 8m ago. GDP and PCE came out at 12:30 UTC. Candles near the line can be wider than usual until 13:30, when the read eases to Clear. Let a few candles close first: the first spike can reverse, and a close beyond its high or low says more than the spike. Next: US jobs report (Major), Fri 06 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 8d 0h. Then: US inflation (CPI) (Major), Tue 10 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 12d 0h. Counted from the last closed candle, Thu 29 Oct 12:38 UTC.](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/event-guard-mentor/eg-card-careful-after-14_ink.webp)
One habit for the moment you are in. Before a release: "Spreads can widen at 12:30. A candle that closes after the release says more than the first move."
After it, as on this card from 12:38 UTC: "Let a few candles close first: the first spike can reverse, and a close beyond its high or low says more than the spike."
On a Clear day it is the honest limit: "Unscheduled news can still move price; this only covers the calendar."
Back to the guideThe next two releases after the one the read is about, each with its weight, date, UTC time and time to go. Releases at the same time share one row.
From the Heavy card on 28 Oct: "Next: GDP + PCE (Moderate), Thu 29 Oct 12:30 UTC, in 18h 2m" and "Then: US jobs report (Major), Fri 06 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 8d 19h".
Back to the guide![The [TP] Event Guard card reading Heavy on a dark NAS100 14 minute chart. Fed rate decision, 28m ago. The Fed decision came out at 18:00 UTC, so candles near the line can run wide both ways. The read eases to Clear at 19:00. Let a few candles close first: the first spike can reverse, and a close beyond its high or low says more than the spike. Next: GDP + PCE (Moderate), Thu 29 Oct 12:30 UTC, in 18h 2m. Then: US jobs report (Major), Fri 06 Nov 13:30 UTC, in 8d 19h. Counted from the last closed candle, Wed 28 Oct 18:28 UTC.](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/event-guard-mentor/eg-card-heavy-after-14_ink.webp)
Every "in" and "ago" on the card is counted from the close of the last closed candle, and the card says which one: "Counted from the last closed candle, Wed 28 Oct 18:28 UTC." On a 390 minute chart that clock moves once a candle; on a 14 minute chart, every 14 minutes.
The last line is always "Closed candles only. Not advice."
Back to the guideA solid gold line sits on the open of the candle that holds each Major or Moderate release, and that candle gets a light gold shade once it has closed. Major lines are the brighter gold. Minor events, holidays and early closes get a muted dotted or dashed line and no shade.
Past events are drawn 10 days back and upcoming ones 7 days ahead, as far as the chart has room. A release in a closed-market gap goes on the first candle after it.
Back to the guideEach line carries a short tag with the release and its UTC time, such as "Fed 28 Oct 18:00" or, when two come out together, "GDP + PCE 29 Oct 12:30". Hover a tag for the full name, the time and its weight.
Tags sit in the clearer band above or below the candles, stack when releases are close, and are moved just past the last-price line so they never sit on it.
Back to the guideThe read, the event row, the why and be-aware rows, Next and Then, the clock line and the footer.
Everything in Compact, plus a line that says when the date table was checked and how far its release dates run.
Each event carries a weight. The weight decides whether it can make the read Heavy or Careful, and whether its candle is shaded.
Fed rate decisions, the US jobs report and US inflation (CPI). Tags: Fed, Jobs, CPI. Heavy within 4 hours ahead or the hour after; Careful within 24 hours.
US growth (GDP), spending and PCE prices, retail sales, producer prices, job openings and the quarterly options expiry. Careful within 4 hours ahead or the hour after.
Weekly jobless claims, factory surveys, industrial output, housing, durable goods, the monthly options expiry and VIX expiry. Drawn when you turn them on; they never change the read.
US market holidays and early closes make the read Thin on the day. Other markets keep their own calendars, so check yours if you trade outside US hours.
The same chart, NAS100 on 14 minutes, stepped through in Bar Replay on 29 Oct 2026, the morning US growth (GDP) and PCE prices came out together at 12:30 UTC.
No read without a time, a reason and the moment it changes. That rule runs through every card it can give.
There are no odds, no scores and no win rates on the card. It does not guess how the number will land or which way price goes.
Every time is in UTC, with daylight saving already handled, so a 13:30 UTC release reads the same wherever you are.
Same indicator, same card. What you take from it grows with you. The quoted lines are the card's own words.
The habit it builds: glance at the header before you look at anything else.
Event row (NAS100, 29 Oct 10:32 UTC)"US growth (GDP) and prices (PCE), in 1h 58m"
Why row"Due at 12:30 UTC."
The habit it builds: give the first candles after a release room, and know which releases carry the most weight.
Why row, before (NAS100, 14 min)"Candles often widen into it, so a tight exit near price can be hit by noise."
Be-aware row, after"Let a few candles close first: the first spike can reverse, and a close beyond its high or low says more than the spike."
The habit it builds: know the next two releases and when each read eases before you plan the week.
Next (NAS100, 28 Oct 18:28 UTC)"Next: GDP + PCE (Moderate), Thu 29 Oct 12:30 UTC, in 18h 2m"
Heavy, after the Fed"The read eases to Clear at 19:00."
The habit it builds: a steady second pair of eyes on the calendar that states its own limits.
Clear (NAS100, 390 min)"Unscheduled news can still move price; this only covers the calendar."
Clock line"Counted from the last closed candle, Fri 30 Oct 03:30 UTC."
The release dates come from our economic calendar data and are written into the script as one date table, with every time already in UTC. Holidays, early closes and options and VIX expiries are worked out from fixed rules. Pine cannot read a file, so the table travels with the script.
The first release lists dates up to 9 Dec 2026, from a table checked on 29 Oct 2026; holidays and expiries run to 30 Jun 2027. The Full card says so, and when your chart passes the last listed release the card says it in words on every view.
It is not a news feed. Unscheduled headlines, speeches and surprises are not on it. It does not know how a number will land, and it does not say which way price will go after it.
No arrows, no odds, no countdown colours and no claims about results. The weights (Major, Moderate, Minor) are our call, written in one table, and the page lists every event in each group.
The defaults work out of the box. These are the ones worth knowing.
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Major / Moderate / Minor events | Which weights are drawn. Minor events are off by default to keep the chart calm. | On; On; Off |
| Options and VIX expiries / Market holidays and early closes | Monthly and quarterly options expiry, VIX expiry, and US holidays and early closes. | On; On |
| Show event lines / labels / Shade the event candle | The gold line, the tag and the light shade on the candle that holds a release. | On; On; On |
| Days back / Days ahead | How far back past events are drawn, and how far ahead upcoming ones are drawn. | 10; 7 |
| Heavy window / Careful window (hours) | How close a release has to be before the read turns Heavy or Careful. | 4; 24 |
| Show Mentor / Panel detail / Panel text size / Panel position | Compact or Full card. Auto sits Bottom Left and moves Top Left when price sits low on the chart. Use Tiny on phones. CompactFull AutoTop LeftBottom Left | On; Compact; Small; Auto |
| Panel offset / Panel background / Theme / Line width in characters | Lift the card off the corner by rows; Solid, Tint or See-through; Auto follows the chart background (Paper on a light chart, Ink on a dark one); rows wrap at 44 characters so the card stays phone safe. | 0; Solid; Auto; 44 |
| Suite Read card on chart | If you run the Titan Suite, turn this on so the card and tags stay clear of the Suite Read card. OnOff | Off |
Every setting has a small (i) next to it. Hover over it, or tap it on a phone, and it explains that setting in plain English, right there on your chart. If candles draw over the card or the tags, right-click the indicator, then Visual order, then Bring to front.
Start with the lesson, then the deeper Foundry lessons it builds on.
Which releases matter most and why, what they do to candles before and after, holidays and expiries, times in UTC, and a working read with the time it eases. Free, with a quiz.
Open the lesson Go deeperThe full Foundry lessons on how news and data move prices, the jobs report, inflation data and the Fed.
Read how events move marketsEvery part of the indicator on a real chart: the four reads, the event row, the why row, Next and Then, the lines, shading and tags.
Why a scheduled release can widen candles both ways, why the first spike is often not the move, and what a calendar cannot tell you. Concept first, then the indicator.
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UTC, everywhere on the card and the tags. Daylight saving is already handled when the table is built, so a release does not drift by an hour in summer.
No. Every time on the card is counted from the last closed candle, and the shade is drawn only once the event candle has closed. Nothing changes while a candle is forming.
Any chart. The releases are US ones (the Fed, US jobs, US inflation and the rest), which move most markets, and the holidays are US market holidays. If you trade a market with its own holidays, check its calendar too.
Yes, one setting. Turn on "Suite Read card on chart" so the card and tags stay clear of the Suite Read card. It is off by default because most people run Event Guard on its own.
The card tells you. The Full card always shows when the date table was checked and how far its release dates run. Once your chart passes the last listed release, every view says so in words, and only holidays and expiries are drawn after that.
No. It tells you what the calendar holds, why it can matter for your candles and when its read eases. It cannot see how a number will land or where price goes next. Decisions stay with you.
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