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Trading glossary · general
forecast
A guess about a future number, like tomorrow's weather, made before the real number is known.
The fuller meaning
A prediction of a future value. On the economic calendar it is the figure economists expect a report to show, and markets react to actual versus forecast. The lessons stress that a candle, a pattern or an AI's price call is not a forecast you can rely on.
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