How to follow earnings and know when companies report

Earnings season is underway and some of the world's biggest companies report this week including Apple , Microsoft, Amazon, Visa, and Shopify. With that being said, it's a perfect time to remind everyone how easy it is to follow earnings . If you're a trader or investor, you never want to be caught off guard by a report you did not know about. You want to be prepared and this guide will show you how.

The TradingView earnings calendar (link) shows the companies reporting today, tomorrow, this week, and next week. You can also sort each report by date or fundamental factors like market cap, revenue forecast, and EPS surprise. The earnings calendar is one of the fastest ways to see who reports earnings and when.

Tip: Bookmark the earnings calendar so that you never lose the page - (link).

Another helpful tool for following company reports is to make sure the earnings icon (E) is shown on your chart. You can do this by heading to your chart settings, selecting Events, and then checking the box that says "Show Earnings on Chart." The chart in this example is Apple and each E icon represents a quarterly report. Additionally, you can hover your mouse over the E icon and click it to see if the company beat or missed on that specific report. If you want to learn more about this tool, visit the idea we published earlier in the year.

Tip: Build your own custom alerts for earnings reports that fire before, during or after. Just open your alert manager and get started creating a new alert.

While top and bottom line earnings are important, they often don't tell the entire story. There are other things to consider like guidance, management comments, and new product releases. When a company reports earnings, it can be helpful to follow the news for that specific company. You can do this by clicking the newspaper icon on the right-side menu. This is how you access breaking news before and after a company reports to get more insight and information.

One final piece of advice is our new dedicated Earnings page. Here you can find ideas that are published and tagged by other traders and investors highlighting interesting market events related to earnings. You can use this page to find new ideas, authors, scripts, and educational concepts all tagged as an earnings-related idea.

Thanks for reading and we hope this helps you stay more informed as earnings season begins and more companies report. If you have any questions or feedback, please write them in the comments below. Thanks for being a member of TradingView!