I trade mostly through prop firms, so I’m always juggling technical setups with whatever fundamentals are coming out. Lately I’ve noticed my clean breakouts or volatility squeezes either play out perfectly or get wrecked the moment news hits. A perfect DXY pullback setup last week flipped instantly after that CPI leak.
Curious how you guys handle this:
Avoid red-folder news?
Reduce size before key events?
Or just trust the chart and let the fundamentals do their thing?
Different prop firms treat this differently too. FTMO and TFT allow news trading with conditions, while others like Hola Prime, Funding Pips and The5ers have specific rules around timing and sizing — so the same setup can be a “take it” or “skip it” depending on the account.
For instance, once I skipped a clean compression setup on XAU/USD (M30) because of stacked Fed speakers. On some accounts I’ll avoid those, on others the rules are flexible enough to take the trade.
How do you balance fundamentals vs. technicals?
Any setups that consistently survive both?
Curious how you guys handle this:
Avoid red-folder news?
Reduce size before key events?
Or just trust the chart and let the fundamentals do their thing?
Different prop firms treat this differently too. FTMO and TFT allow news trading with conditions, while others like Hola Prime, Funding Pips and The5ers have specific rules around timing and sizing — so the same setup can be a “take it” or “skip it” depending on the account.
For instance, once I skipped a clean compression setup on XAU/USD (M30) because of stacked Fed speakers. On some accounts I’ll avoid those, on others the rules are flexible enough to take the trade.
How do you balance fundamentals vs. technicals?
Any setups that consistently survive both?