One third of the trade closes at each target, and the stop moves to the entry after target 1.
Breakout bracket: buy above 27,355.2 or sell below 26,892.2. Both orders were published together and the first one to fill cancels the other.
The other side is Buy stop #85 (expired).
This is a mechanical signal to sell the Nasdaq 100 (US100) on a stop order at 26892.2, with a stop loss at 27355.2. The 'Pre-news breakout' rule brackets the previous 30-minute range (26931.9 to 27315.5) with orders half an ATR outside it, seeking to capture volatility from the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index release at 15:00 UTC. The broader daily and H4 trends are heavily bearish, but the index is up 2.58% today, bouncing from oversold daily RSI levels. The stop at 27355.2 is the buy-side trigger of the strategy's straddle. Note that real-world slippage during news spikes can worsen fill prices.
ChartPrice structure on the chart: trend, levels, volatility.
The classic news straddle. About four minutes before a high-impact data release for the instrument's currencies (US jobs, inflation, rate decisions, PMIs and the like, from our economic calendar; speeches and press conferences are left out), the range of the last 30 minutes is bracketed: a buy stop half an ATR (5-minute) above it and a sell stop the same below it, at least two ATRs apart. The first to trigger cancels the other, and each one's stop is the other's entry. Orders wait 30 minutes after the release; trades close within three hours. Targets 1R, 2R and 3R.
Caveat: Slightly positive over the last year, +0.04R per trade over 537 trades (gold +0.13R, Nasdaq 100 +0.07R, USD/JPY +0.06R, EUR/USD -0.06R), but one year is too short to tell that from luck. Fills are at the stop price; in a real release spike the fill can be worse (slippage), so the true result is likely lower.
The idea, explained: Trading the news
When this signal was published, its fixed fields were written to a record and fingerprinted with SHA-256. The fingerprint also contains the one before it, so a change anywhere breaks the chain. You can check it in your browser.
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Its rule was not profitable after costs in every period we tested.
News trade: prices can jump when the numbers come out, and orders can fill worse than their price.
A high-impact release is due while the order waits or early in the trade: Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index on 6 Nov at 15:00 UTC.
The spread is a small share of the stop distance (under 10%).
High Risk means at least one check flagged this trade. Size it smaller, or skip it if you only follow Cautious signals. The tag was set when the signal was published and is part of its signed record.
The broader downtrend supports the sell side, but a strong 2.58% intraday bounce and potential news slippage warrant caution.
Not enough closed signals scored 50-59 yet (8 of 20 needed), so there is no measured hit rate to show.
Confidence is a score from 0 to 100 given by an AI model. It is checked against how signals in the same band really ended, so treat the measured rate as the evidence, not the score. Reading a track record