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NFP and CPI set the tone for the entire market. Here's exactly when the next ones drop — and how disciplined traders prepare instead of gamble.
Non-Farm Payrolls: how many jobs the US added last month, plus unemployment and wages. It's the market's monthly read on the economy — and one of the most violent candles of the month.
The Consumer Price Index measures how fast prices are rising. It steers what the Fed does with interest rates, so stocks, bonds, gold and the dollar all reprice on the print.
The initial spike is algorithms repricing — it routinely whips both directions before picking a real direction. Chasing the first candle is how most retail accounts donate money.
Map your levels before 8:30, decide your invalidation, size down or sit out the print, and let the dust settle. A plan converts chaos into setups — that's the whole idea behind NFP Price Zones.
We trade NFP with a mapped playbook, not a guess — that's the NFP Price Zones system inside the PaperGains world.
Educational content only — not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. Figures shown are illustrative models, not predictions or guarantees. © 2026 School of Gains.