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"""
Monitors economic calendar events and news sentiment to provide
fundamental context for technical signals.
Key principle: High-impact news events override technical signals.
A perfect technical setup can be destroyed by an unexpected NFP print.
"""
import logging
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
import requests
# Import the transformers pipeline for FinBERT
from transformers import pipeline
from config import NewsConfig
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@dataclass
class EconomicEvent:
"""Single economic calendar event."""
time: datetime
currency: str
impact: str # "low", "medium", "high"
event: str
forecast: Optional[str] = None
previous: Optional[str] = None
actual: Optional[str] = None
surprise: Optional[str] = None # "positive", "negative", "inline", None
@property
def is_upcoming(self) -> bool:
return self.time > datetime.now(timezone.utc)
@property
def minutes_until(self) -> float:
delta = self.time - datetime.now(timezone.utc)
return delta.total_seconds() / 60
@property
def is_high_impact(self) -> bool:
return self.impact == "high"
@dataclass
class NewsSentiment:
"""News sentiment analysis result."""
headline: str
source: str
timestamp: datetime
currencies_mentioned: List[str]
sentiment_score: float # -1.0 (bearish) to +1.0 (bullish)
keywords: List[str]
@dataclass
class FundamentalContext:
"""Complete fundamental/news context for signal decisions."""
events_today: List[EconomicEvent] = field(default_factory=list)
events_upcoming_1h: List[EconomicEvent] = field(default_factory=list)
high_impact_warning: bool = False
warning_message: str = ""
news_sentiment: Dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict) # currency -> sentiment
news_headlines: List[NewsSentiment] = field(default_factory=list)
event_impact_on_pairs: Dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
calendar_available: bool = False # True if live calendar data was fetched
class NewsEngine:
"""
Economic calendar and news sentiment analyzer.
Provides fundamental context that modifies technical signal confidence.
"""
# Keywords that indicate directional sentiment (kept for fallback and keyword extraction)
BULLISH_KEYWORDS = {
"rate hike", "hawkish", "strong growth", "beat expectations",
"above forecast", "surplus", "expansion", "employment gains",
"strong jobs", "gdp growth", "inflation rising", "tightening",
"positive surprise", "record high", "bullish", "rally",
"stronger than expected", "upbeat",
}
BEARISH_KEYWORDS = {
"rate cut", "dovish", "recession", "slowdown", "contraction",
"below forecast", "deficit", "miss expectations", "weak data",
"unemployment rise", "negative surprise", "bearish", "selloff",
"weaker than expected", "downbeat", "easing", "stimulus",
}
# Currency-specific keywords for headline parsing
CURRENCY_KEYWORDS = {
"USD": ["dollar", "fed", "fomc", "treasury", "us ", "american", "nonfarm", "nfp"],
"EUR": ["euro", "ecb", "eurozone", "eu ", "german", "french"],
"GBP": ["pound", "sterling", "boe", "bank of england", "uk ", "british"],
"JPY": ["yen", "boj", "bank of japan", "japanese"],
"CHF": ["franc", "snb", "swiss"],
"AUD": ["aussie", "rba", "australian", "australia"],
"CAD": ["loonie", "boc", "canadian", "canada"],
"NZD": ["kiwi", "rbnz", "new zealand"],
}
# High-impact event types (these move markets significantly)
HIGH_IMPACT_EVENTS = {
"interest rate decision", "nonfarm payrolls", "non-farm",
"gdp", "cpi", "inflation", "employment change",
"retail sales", "pmi", "fomc", "ecb press conference",
"boe rate", "rba rate", "snb rate", "boc rate",
}
def __init__(self, config: NewsConfig):
self.config = config
self._session = requests.Session()
self._session.headers.update({
"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; ForexIntel/1.0)"
})
# Initialize the FinBERT LLM Pipeline
try:
logger.info("Initializing FinBERT NLP model. This may take a moment on startup...")
# We use ProsusAI/finbert as it is specifically fine-tuned on financial tone
self.nlp_pipeline = pipeline("sentiment-analysis", model="ProsusAI/finbert")
logger.info("FinBERT successfully loaded.")
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Failed to load FinBERT model: {e}. Defaulting to basic keyword analysis.")
self.nlp_pipeline = None
def get_fundamental_context(
self, currencies: Optional[List[str]] = None
) -> FundamentalContext:
"""
Get complete fundamental context for signal decisions.
Combines economic calendar + news sentiment into actionable context.
"""
if currencies is None:
currencies = self.config.tracked_currencies
context = FundamentalContext()
# 1. Economic calendar events
try:
events = self._fetch_economic_calendar(currencies)
now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
context.events_today = [e for e in events if e.time.date() == now.date()]
context.events_upcoming_1h = [
e for e in events
if 0 < e.minutes_until <= 60
]
context.calendar_available = bool(events)
# Check for high-impact warnings
for event in events:
if event.is_high_impact and 0 < event.minutes_until <= self.config.pre_event_buffer_minutes:
context.high_impact_warning = True
context.warning_message = (
f"HIGH IMPACT: {event.currency} {event.event} "
f"in {event.minutes_until:.0f} min — signals may be unreliable"
)
break
# Map upcoming high-impact events to affected pairs
for event in context.events_upcoming_1h:
if event.is_high_impact:
affected = self._get_affected_pairs(event.currency)
for pair in affected:
context.event_impact_on_pairs[pair] = (
f"{event.currency} {event.event} in {event.minutes_until:.0f}min"
)
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Economic calendar fetch failed: {e}")
# 2. News sentiment
try:
headlines = self._fetch_news_sentiment()
context.news_headlines = headlines
# Aggregate sentiment per currency
for currency in currencies:
scores = [
h.sentiment_score for h in headlines
if currency in h.currencies_mentioned
]
if scores:
context.news_sentiment[currency] = sum(scores) / len(scores)
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"News sentiment fetch failed: {e}")
return context
def get_event_risk_level(self, pair_symbol: str, context: FundamentalContext) -> Tuple[str, str]:
"""
Get event risk level for a specific pair.
Returns (risk_level, description).
risk_level: "clear", "caution", "danger"
"""
clean = pair_symbol.replace("=X", "")
base = clean[:3]
quote = clean[3:]
# Check upcoming high-impact events
for event in context.events_upcoming_1h:
if event.is_high_impact and event.currency in (base, quote):
mins = event.minutes_until
if mins <= self.config.pre_event_buffer_minutes:
return "danger", f"{event.currency} {event.event} in {mins:.0f}min"
else:
return "caution", f"{event.currency} {event.event} in {mins:.0f}min"
# Check for recent high-impact releases (within post-event buffer)
for event in context.events_today:
if event.is_high_impact and event.currency in (base, quote):
if not event.is_upcoming and event.minutes_until > -self.config.post_event_buffer_minutes:
return "caution", f"{event.currency} {event.event} just released"
return "clear", "No significant events"
def get_pair_sentiment(
self, pair_symbol: str, context: FundamentalContext
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Get net sentiment for a pair based on news.
Returns (score, description) where score is -1 to +1.
Positive = bullish for the pair, negative = bearish.
"""
clean = pair_symbol.replace("=X", "")
base = clean[:3]
quote = clean[3:]
base_sent = context.news_sentiment.get(base, 0.0)
quote_sent = context.news_sentiment.get(quote, 0.0)
# Net sentiment: positive base or negative quote = bullish for pair
net = base_sent - quote_sent
if abs(net) < 0.1:
desc = "Neutral news sentiment"
elif net > 0.3:
desc = f"Bullish sentiment ({base} positive / {quote} negative)"
elif net > 0:
desc = "Slightly bullish sentiment"
elif net < -0.3:
desc = f"Bearish sentiment ({base} negative / {quote} positive)"
else:
desc = "Slightly bearish sentiment"
return net, desc
# ── Private Methods ────────────────────────────────────────────
def _fetch_economic_calendar(self, currencies: List[str]) -> List[EconomicEvent]:
"""
Fetch economic calendar events from a free API.
Returns an empty list (with a log warning) if unavailable —
we never generate fake events since that causes constant false alarms.
"""
try:
events = self._try_fetch_calendar_api()
if events:
return [e for e in events if e.currency in currencies]
except Exception as e:
logger.debug(f"Calendar API fetch exception: {e}")
logger.info(
"Economic calendar data unavailable. "
"Event risk checks will be skipped for this cycle."
)
return []
def _try_fetch_calendar_api(self) -> List[EconomicEvent]:
"""Attempt to fetch from the Forex Factory free JSON calendar."""
events = []
url = "https://nfs.faireconomy.media/ff_calendar_thisweek.json"
resp = self._session.get(url, timeout=10)
if resp.status_code != 200:
return []
data = resp.json()
impact_map = {"High": "high", "Medium": "medium", "Low": "low"}
for item in data:
try:
impact = impact_map.get(item.get("impact", ""), "low")
date_str = item.get("date", "")
if not date_str:
continue
event_time = datetime.fromisoformat(date_str.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
events.append(EconomicEvent(
time=event_time,
currency=item.get("country", ""),
impact=impact,
event=item.get("title", ""),
forecast=item.get("forecast") or None,
previous=item.get("previous") or None,
actual=item.get("actual") or None,
))
except Exception:
continue
return events
def _fetch_news_sentiment(self) -> List[NewsSentiment]:
"""Fetch and analyze news headlines for sentiment."""
headlines = []
for feed_url in self.config.rss_feeds:
try:
resp = self._session.get(feed_url, timeout=10)
if resp.status_code != 200:
continue
root = ET.fromstring(resp.content)
for item in root.iter("item"):
title_el = item.find("title")
pub_date_el = item.find("pubDate")
if title_el is None:
continue
title = title_el.text or ""
pub_date = self._parse_rss_date(
pub_date_el.text if pub_date_el is not None else None
)
# Only recent headlines (last 24h)
if pub_date and (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - pub_date).total_seconds() > 86400:
continue
sentiment = self._analyze_headline_sentiment(title)
currencies = self._extract_currencies(title)
if currencies:
headlines.append(NewsSentiment(
headline=title,
source=feed_url,
timestamp=pub_date or datetime.now(timezone.utc),
currencies_mentioned=currencies,
sentiment_score=sentiment,
keywords=self._extract_keywords(title),
))
except Exception as e:
logger.debug(f"Failed to fetch RSS from {feed_url}: {e}")
return headlines
def _analyze_headline_sentiment(self, headline: str) -> float:
"""
Analyze headline sentiment using the FinBERT NLP model.
Returns -1.0 (very bearish) to +1.0 (very bullish).
"""
if self.nlp_pipeline is None:
# Fallback to simple keyword logic if the LLM failed to load
return self._fallback_keyword_sentiment(headline)
try:
# The pipeline returns a list with a dict, e.g.: [{'label': 'positive', 'score': 0.85}]
result = self.nlp_pipeline(headline)[0]
label = result['label'].lower()
confidence = result['score']
if label == 'positive':
return confidence # e.g., +0.85
elif label == 'negative':
return -confidence # e.g., -0.85
else:
# Neutral label
return 0.0
except Exception as e:
logger.debug(f"FinBERT sentiment analysis failed for '{headline}': {e}")
return self._fallback_keyword_sentiment(headline)
def _fallback_keyword_sentiment(self, headline: str) -> float:
"""Original keyword-based fallback if FinBERT is unavailable."""
headline_lower = headline.lower()
bullish_score = sum(1 for kw in self.BULLISH_KEYWORDS if kw in headline_lower)
bearish_score = sum(1 for kw in self.BEARISH_KEYWORDS if kw in headline_lower)
total = bullish_score + bearish_score
if total == 0:
return 0.0
return (bullish_score - bearish_score) / total
def _extract_currencies(self, headline: str) -> List[str]:
"""Extract mentioned currencies from a headline."""
headline_lower = headline.lower()
found = []
for currency, keywords in self.CURRENCY_KEYWORDS.items():
if currency.lower() in headline_lower:
found.append(currency)
continue
for kw in keywords:
if kw in headline_lower:
found.append(currency)
break
return list(set(found))
def _extract_keywords(self, headline: str) -> List[str]:
"""Extract relevant trading keywords from headline."""
headline_lower = headline.lower()
return [kw for kw in self.BULLISH_KEYWORDS | self.BEARISH_KEYWORDS if kw in headline_lower]
@staticmethod
def _parse_rss_date(date_str: Optional[str]) -> Optional[datetime]:
"""Parse various RSS date formats into a timezone-aware datetime."""
if not date_str:
return None
formats = [
"%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z", # RFC 822 with numeric tz offset
"%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z", # RFC 822 with tz abbreviation (GMT/UTC)
"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z", # ISO 8601 with offset
"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", # ISO 8601 naive (assume UTC)
]
for fmt in formats:
try:
dt = datetime.strptime(date_str.strip(), fmt)
# If strptime already attached tzinfo (from %z), keep it.
# Otherwise the string had no timezone info — assume UTC.
if dt.tzinfo is not None:
return dt
return dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
except ValueError:
continue
return None
@staticmethod
def _get_affected_pairs(currency: str) -> List[str]:
"""Get all major pairs affected by a currency event."""
pairs = {
"USD": ["EURUSD=X", "GBPUSD=X", "USDJPY=X", "USDCHF=X", "AUDUSD=X", "USDCAD=X", "NZDUSD=X"],
"EUR": ["EURUSD=X", "EURGBP=X", "EURJPY=X", "EURCHF=X"],
"GBP": ["GBPUSD=X", "EURGBP=X", "GBPJPY=X"],
"JPY": ["USDJPY=X", "EURJPY=X", "GBPJPY=X", "AUDJPY=X", "CADJPY=X"],
"CHF": ["USDCHF=X", "EURCHF=X"],
"AUD": ["AUDUSD=X", "AUDJPY=X"],
"CAD": ["USDCAD=X", "CADJPY=X"],
"NZD": ["NZDUSD=X"],
}
return pairs.get(currency, [])