Have you ever been in a “perfect” trade, only to have it violently reverse and stop you out in a split second? Chances are, you got hit by a “red folder” news event. These are the big, scheduled economic releases that act as fuel for the market.
For a trader, “economic news” isn’t a boring headline; it’s a scheduled volatility event. We’re talking about:
Most retail traders do one of two things: they either ignore this news and get run over, or they try to guess the number and gamble on the release. Both are losing strategies.
The Nikvest Edge is to treat economic news like a professional. We teach you the three-step “unfair advantage”:
Stop gambling on NFP. Start trading the reaction. That’s how you use news to your advantage.
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