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I would really like to know how everyone trades major News events like NFP and CPI,

Care to share ideas?

In most cases i wait for that News and try to trade it against that.
And sometimes i do not trade. But you have to be prepared for higher volatility, so i keep my positions smaller than normal.

I do not trade it, because its too big volatility for me

On another hand i prefer time to time trade it day after.

I also think it’s best to avoid trading news in general

I got it

PTScalper wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2026 2:45 pmI got it

I think news trading is mainly for gamblers

The last high volatility NFP news that was released last week took out both buyers and sellers

There was a particular video I saw on a social media platform where a guy and his friend were both max buying XAUUSD and they were in good profits, all of a sudden under 1 second their accounts cleared and they were both shocked to the extent that one threw his phone away from the shock

I’m sure the screen broke too

Wow, cool story.
I didn’t see that video,
Can you share it here?
IT would be interested

From my point of view if i want to trade NFP, i have to be prepared to have SL like 200 pips at least, do not max leverage

PTScalper wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2026 8:48 pm Wow, cool story.
I didn’t see that video,
Can you share it here?
IT would be interested

From my point of view if i want to trade NFP, i have to be prepared to have SL like 200 pips at least, do not max leverage

Haha 200 pips is a lot

It’s not advisable to even trade news except you have insider knowledge

Fairman wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2026 11:09 am

PTScalper wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2026 8:48 pm Wow, cool story.
I didn’t see that video,
Can you share it here?
IT would be interested

From my point of view if i want to trade NFP, i have to be prepared to have SL like 200 pips at least, do not max leverage

Haha 200 pips is a lot

It’s not advisable to even trade news except you have insider knowledge

Yeah, thats why i do not paste orders before, but i trade in most cases reaction on that news after first moves

So i allready know, what is going on, plus in most cases news traders after several minutes will start to withdraw profits, so there is higher chance of retracement.

PTScalper wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2026 11:27 am

Fairman wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2026 11:09 am

PTScalper wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2026 8:48 pm Wow, cool story.
I didn’t see that video,
Can you share it here?
IT would be interested

From my point of view if i want to trade NFP, i have to be prepared to have SL like 200 pips at least, do not max leverage

Haha 200 pips is a lot

It’s not advisable to even trade news except you have insider knowledge

Yeah, thats why i do not paste orders before, but i trade in most cases reaction on that news after first moves

So i allready know, what is going on, plus in most cases news traders after several minutes will start to withdraw profits, so there is higher chance of retracement.

Yeah that’s true, I’ve seen market reverse multiple times after news events