Gold Futures (Feb 2018)
Long

Gold Future FEB2018 (News Impact)

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***Recorded for a missing opportunity***

Non-Farm Employment Change impact

Trading Signal
EP 1319.4
TP 1323.1
SL 1317.3

Description
Non-Farm Employment Change will be reported figure 20:30. Setup a trading position when the time is 20:29. Note the current High and Low of the current candle stick.

High = 1319.4
Low = 1317.3

Place stop buy at 1319.4 and stop sell at 1317.3. When the time has come (20:30), it will hit one of the other position (In this case it hits long position). Wait until 5 minute has passed, then close the position manually at market price.

Money Management
***Exemption***
For news impact trading, put all the money you got in the port and open maximum allowable contract size
1 contract size requires $3,850
EP to SL = 2.1 tick = -$210
Commission fee = -$30 (per 2 times position)
EP to TP = 3.7 tick = +$370
Risk/Reward Ratio = 1.54
%ROI = 370/3850 = 9.61%

Example
I have $50,000 in port
Maximum allowable contract size = 50,000/3,850 = 12.98 = 12 contracts
I will gain $370 * 12 = $4,440
I will lose -$240 * 12 = -$2,880

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