An earnings calendar built into your terminal

This week in earnings

The calendar view lays out the reporting schedule day by day, so you can scan the week ahead in a few seconds: which companies report, on which date, and what the consensus expects from each of them. Every entry links straight into that symbol’s research hub — peers, financials, dividends and estimates — so the jump from “who reports Thursday?” to actual analysis is one click, not a new tab.

Because the calendar sits inside the trading terminal rather than beside it, an earnings date is never an isolated fact. You can pull up the chart, check the screener and macro dashboards, or read the AI market briefing on the same screen where the date first caught your eye.

Estimates, surprises and history

A date on its own tells you when; the estimate tells you what the market expects. Meaterm shows the consensus EPS figure alongside each upcoming report, built from aggregated analyst estimates, so you know the bar a company has to clear before the number hits the wire.

Just as useful is the rear-view mirror. Each symbol’s research hub keeps its beat/miss history: how reported EPS compared with consensus in previous quarters. A company that has cleared expectations for several quarters running is a different setup from one that keeps falling short — and seeing that record next to the next scheduled date is exactly the context a standalone calendar can’t give you. Fundamentals themselves come from SEC filings, with factor grades to put valuation and quality in cross-sectional context.

Earnings on your watchlist

The calendar also comes to you. Watchlist cards carry a next-earnings chip — a small, persistent reminder of how many days remain until each name you follow reports. With multi-list watchlists you can keep, say, a “reports this month” list separate from your core holdings and let the chips do the tracking.

On the chart, earnings appear as markers on the price axis itself: past report dates in context with how price actually behaved around them, and the next scheduled date ahead of the most recent candle. Combined with 25+ indicators and drawing tools, that makes it straightforward to study how a symbol has historically traded into and out of its reporting dates.

Why earnings dates move markets

Quarterly reports are one of the few scheduled moments when a company must publish audited-grade numbers: revenue, earnings, margins and, usually, guidance for the quarters ahead. Because the information arrives all at once, prices frequently reprice sharply — in either direction — when results differ from consensus. Options markets typically price elevated implied volatility into the report date for the same reason.

That is why the earnings date itself matters, not just the result. Position sizing, hedging and even the decision to sit a name out are all easier when you know the event is coming. Some traders also track unofficial “whisper” expectations that circulate ahead of reports; whether or not you use them, the published consensus and the confirmed date are the anchor points. An earnings calendar is simply the discipline of never being surprised by a scheduled event.

Data notes

Consensus figures are derived from aggregated analyst estimates and can be revised at any time. Reporting dates are confirmed by companies at their discretion and can change; dates further out may be estimated from historical patterns. Market data on Meaterm is delayed or end-of-day — this is a research terminal, not an execution venue, and it does not provide realtime tick or Level 2 data.

Nothing on this page or in the terminal is investment advice. Meaterm is analysis-only: no brokerage, no order routing, no funds held. If you want to see how that positioning compares with other tools, the compare page covers it side by side — and if positioning data is your angle, the CFTC COT report lives in the same terminal.

Earnings calendar FAQ