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NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls)

U.S. monthly jobs report excluding farm workers. Major macro catalyst for FX, yields, and equity volatility.

Category: Fundamental · Complexity: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)

Tags: fundamental, study-card, macro

Study card — educational illustration only (no live overlay in Charts).

NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) chart illustration

Formula

NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) is computed from price, volume, breadth, or macro prints depending on class (Fundamental). See the description for the defining inputs.

How to read

Read NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) as a labeling tool: it describes a condition (trend, stretch, participation, or macro). Confirm with price structure, not the indicator alone. This entry is a study card — not every encyclopedia model has a live chart overlay.

Limitations

NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) can lag, repaint (some drawings), or stay extreme in trends. It is not financial advice and not a broker signal.

Typical settings

Use the author's original defaults first; change one parameter at a time.

NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) is part of the ClearPath Encyclopedia of Indicators — 190 models explained with standard SVG illustrations, so you can study an indicator before you put it on a live chart.

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