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Pre-event price action:

Trend within trends on the smaller timeframes

Patterns that conflict each other - You may get a H&S but with that is a double bottom for example. They do this intentionally to get traders committed to the wrong direction

Ranging price staying close to short term MA's

Swings and spikes all of a sudden - This is a stop loss hunter activation taking liquidity from the high and low of a potential range

Ask yourself these questions:

Do I understand intra-day levels?
Do I understand pre-event price action?
Do I understand trading with ranges and price accumulation?
Do I have a risk model that protects me and my account no matter where the price goes?

NFP today. Wait for the price to go where they want to take it, look for a clean set up, then enter the markets if you wish to trade.

The most amount of money is lost and accounts are blown during FOMC and NFP because traders are trying to capture the volume driven candles with large lots. They also get stuck in pre-event price action during the ranging and chop without using SL's. This is a recipe for disaster, large lots, small accounts, it only take s a small spike to blow your account. This is not trading, this is gambling!

Casino is open, the drinks are free to entice you, only you can have that discipline to sit and wait patiently for the right moment.

Even on NFP - The red box indicator delivered 🔥