THE CONSISTENCY HUB — ECONOMIC-NEWS PREPARATION Educational reference • No live events or trade directions BEFORE [ ] Confirm release time, country, timezone and original source. [ ] Note previous, forecast and any revisions. [ ] Check related events / central-bank communication. [ ] Write down any stand-aside or open-position plan. DURING [ ] Respect the written plan; account for wider spreads and slippage. [ ] Do not interpret the first candle as a guaranteed direction. AFTER [ ] Record actual, revisions and the observed price response. [ ] Review the whole context and whether your process was followed. This is not an economic calendar, recommendation or promise of market direction.