How do you handle a week full of red-flag news?

Central bank weeks and data-heavy weeks are when beginners do the most damage: every hour brings another excuse to trade. Experienced traders often do less on exactly these weeks.

How do you handle a week full of red-flag news? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

What's your approach?

  • do you reduce size, trade less, or sit out entirely?
  • how you pick the events that matter from the noise
  • your worst central-bank-week story
How do you handle a week full of red-flag news? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The interest rates guide explains what's actually at stake on those weeks.

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