News Straddle Strategy:
Fun practice on demo.
News trading problems:
- Unless you have insider info you cannot know which way the markets will go.
- Possible outcomes, strong up, strong down, whipsaw about the middle.
- Due to 'first come, first served' rule 'Market orders' often not filled as 'Pending orders' have priority at any price level.
Therefore the Straddle Strategy:
Obviously you are looking for the occasional times when, on news, price just bolts in one direction.
You are also looking to avoid an entry when price is just whipsawing with no overall direction.
So,
A few minutes before the news release place a sell stop order below current price and a buy stop order above current price.
To keep away from the middle whipsaw range use 1 or 2 pivot point levels away from current price.
'One Cancels Other'(OCO). If either order is filled cancel the other order.
Set a pivot point target or instead trail stop.