News trading

High-impact events — NFP, CPI, FOMC, interest-rate decisions — cause violent moves. Two honest approaches:

  • Avoid: close/skip trades around the release (safest for most). ShaFX signals blackout around high-impact news for this reason.
  • Trade the reaction: wait for the initial spike to settle, then trade the confirmed direction with a wider stop. Advanced only.

Never hold a tight-stop trade INTO a major release — spreads widen and slippage is brutal.