Trading around scheduled news, and what the veto test found
Price the extra cost of trading through releases, and see why skipping news days was not an edge.
Module 5 of 26, The economic calendar. Lesson 4 of 4, about 16 minutes.
The takeaway
News releases cost money through slippage and wide spreads. Avoiding them is smart risk management, not a trading edge.
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