Do you trade the first hour after a major release?

The first hour after a release is chaos by design: initial spike, possible reversal, spread normalisation, then real direction — or none. Some traders wait for the hour to close; others build strategies around its structure.

What's your post-release routine?

• the minute-by-minute rules you follow
• the structure you wait for before entering
• your worst first-hour experience

The bid, ask and slippage guide explains what the order book does in those minutes.