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EUA auction calendar: what clearing and cover tell you
The calendar is supply. Cover is primary demand. Secondary can disagree.
Updated 2026-09-24 · Model output for professionals · Not investment advice
The short answer
The EUA auction calendar sets when new supply hits the primary market. Clearing price and cover ratio are the print; secondary price and Day+1 demand say whether that print matters for the trade.
Calendar first
Know offered volumes and dates. MSR intake changes what actually reaches auction over time. Reform can rewrite both.
Clearing and cover
Clearing price vs secondary, and cover ratio, are primary-market prints. Stack them with COT before you treat one auction as the tape.
FAQ
- Should every auction move my hedge?
- Not automatically. One print is a data point. Size changes against your obligation, Day+1, and positioning.