Tell me about MTD. What does MTD mean?

MTD stands for Month‑to‑Date. It is a business metric that aggregates data from the first day of the current month up to the present day. MTD is commonly used in sales dashboards to track how a product or region is performing within the month, and it is often compared against the same period in previous months or against a target. Unlike YTD (Year‑to‑Date) or QTD (Quarter‑to‑Date), MTD focuses on a shorter time horizon, making it useful for short‑term forecasting and variance analysis. In Power BI, you can create an MTD measure with DAX: CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Amount]), DATESMTD(Sales[Date])). This measure automatically updates as new data arrives, providing a real‑time view of monthly performance. MTD is a key metric for monitoring progress, identifying trends, and making timely business decisions.