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February 16th, 2016, 03:46 PM

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In the trade before a scheduled news event

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Posted By xplorer

I agree, everything else is academic... the...

I agree, everything else is academic... the original message I got was 'if you do the homework you will know with high likelihood where a data release might be' (correct me if I got it wrong), which...

Forum: Traders Hideout

February 16th, 2016, 02:14 PM

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In the trade before a scheduled news event

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Posted By xplorer

Thanks MacroNinja - I see the point you're trying...

Thanks MacroNinja - I see the point you're trying to make - however I struggle to agree with it.

If being able to predict reasonably accurate results can be modeled, then why do we have the...

Forum: Traders Hideout

February 16th, 2016, 10:18 AM

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In the trade before a scheduled news event

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Posted By xplorer

That is all good, well, understood and agreed. My...

That is all good, well, understood and agreed. My original question still stands:

How can you know for sure or with a very high likelihood that a certain data release is going to (say) be a...

Forum: Traders Hideout

February 16th, 2016, 09:55 AM

Replies: 19

In the trade before a scheduled news event

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Posted By xplorer

Thanks, I don't disagree with the post above but,...

Thanks, I don't disagree with the post above but, respectfully, that doesn't answer my earlier question.

Forum: Traders Hideout

February 16th, 2016, 05:50 AM

Replies: 19

In the trade before a scheduled news event

Views: 8,269

Posted By xplorer

You make a good point about incorporating some of...

You make a good point about incorporating some of the what-ifs related to data releases in the trading strategy - however I find myself in disagreement about knowing for sure or high likelihood that...

Forum: Traders Hideout

February 14th, 2016, 08:01 AM

Replies: 19

In the trade before a scheduled news event

Views: 8,269

Posted By xplorer

For me it depends on a number of factors,...

For me it depends on a number of factors, including instrument being traded, what scheduled news event it is, and how many ticks I am already in profit. If it's a Tier 1 data release and it's likely...

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