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News-Driven Trading Example$

At the time of the release of the October 2023 U.S. non-farm employment data, I seized this news opportunity to execute a short position in gold. At 8:30 AM Eastern Time, the Labor Department announced that the number of new jobs reached 336,000, far exceeding the market expectation of 170,000, with the unemployment rate remaining stable at a low of 3.8%.

The moment the data was released, I quickly sensed its impact—strong employment data increased the likelihood of the Federal Reserve maintaining a hawkish stance, providing strong support for interest rate hikes. The U.S. Dollar Index jumped 0.8% at the news, putting pressure on gold, which has a zero-yield characteristic. With a pre-set news alert, I made a trading decision within 5 minutes. First, I verified the accuracy of the data source to eliminate the risk of data errors, then I observed gold futures’ 1-minute candlestick charts breaking through the key support levels of 1880 and 1875, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surged 12 basis points, breaking through 4.8%. Under the resonance of multiple signals, I decisively established a short position at $1,873 per ounce and set a $20 floating stop loss.

This news stirred the market in three ways: first, it directly reversed interest rate expectations, with the CME FedWatch Tool showing that the probability of a rate hike in November surged from 28% to 56%; second, it triggered algorithmic trading programs to act according to preset strategies, with programmed sell orders amplifying the effect; third, the breaking of key technical levels triggered a wave of stop-loss orders. Ultimately, the gold price fell sharply by $40 to $1,828, and I closed my position at $1,850, earning $23 per ounce.

This trade fully validated the feasibility of a macro data-driven strategy. However, such trades often come with the risk of sudden liquidity shortages, making strict adherence to stop-loss discipline and reasonable position control essential. #交易故事

#交易经验
Last year's experience in forex trading gave me a profound understanding of the key significance of risk management. At that time, based on technical analysis, I believed that the EUR/USD would break through the resistance level, so I established a long position at 1.1250, setting 1.1350 as the profit target, but did not set a stop loss. Unexpectedly, the European Central Bank unexpectedly announced it would maintain an accommodative monetary policy, and on that day, the EUR/USD rate plummeted by 150 points, with my account showing a loss of over 8%.

This painful lesson clarified three key points for me: first, it is crucial to manage positions reasonably before major economic events, and one must avoid holding large positions before important data is released; second, a stop-loss mechanism is not optional, but a necessity for trading, as it effectively controls the maximum loss of a single trade; third, technical analysis must be combined with fundamental analysis, especially paying close attention to the central bank's policy schedule.

Now, I have made comprehensive and systematic adjustments to my trading strategy: I set a stop loss that only accounts for 1% of my account risk for each trade; before major events, I reduce my position to one-third of the usual level; I have established a macroeconomic calendar tracking system to analyze the policy trends of major central banks every week. These adjustments have significantly enhanced the risk resistance of my trading system, with the maximum drawdown controlled within 3% over the past six months, fully demonstrating the effectiveness of the strategy adjustments. #Trading Experience #交易故事

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