News Trading Without Gambling: Red-Flag Events
Stand aside or size down when calendars show high-impact prints — with a simple checklist.
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Introduction
High-impact releases widen spreads and inject gap risk. You do not have to ‘trade the news’ — many professionals reduce size or wait for structure to reform.
Calendar hygiene
Tag red-folder events for your pairs. If you cannot accept gap risk through the print, flatten or avoid new entries 15–30 minutes before.
After the spike
Let the first impulse complete; trade continuation or fade only if your playbook explicitly covers volatility expansion with defined invalidation.
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