Can I trade news? (Pro/One/Three Plans) | Alpha Capital Help Center

PLEASE NOTE, THE BELOW IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO PRO/ONE/THREE PLANS. PLEASE REFER TO OUR SWING PLAN FAQ FOR THE RULES AROUND TRADING NEWS ON SWING PLANS.

During the assessment phases, you can trade freely during all news releases.

After you pass the assessment and are a Qualified Trader you should be careful when trading during news releases.

On our Qualified Analyst Pro account, you are NOT permitted to execute any new trades or close existing trades on the targeted instruments (as listed in the table) within the window of 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after the release of the news announcements below.

On our Qualified Analyst One and Qualified Analyst Three accounts, this restriction applies to a window of 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the news releases.

To clarify, we define executing a trade as opening or closing either a pending order (including stop loss or a take profit) or market execution. You are allowed to hold your trade(s) on the targeted instrument(s) that were opened more than 2 minutes - Alpha Pro Plan - or 5 minutes (Alpha One and Alpha Three Plans) - before the restricted news event.

If your Stop Gain (adjusted Stop Loss in profit territory) or Take Profit is triggered/filled during the restricted time window, it will be considered a violation. This will be classified as a Soft Breach, and any profits acquired will not be eligible for a Performance Fee.

Any losses incurred during news trading are the trader's responsibility and will not be removed (please refer to the 'Important Trading Terms' article for information on potential slippage when trading under high-impact news conditions).

To Clarify

Alpha Pro Plan:

Can’t open trades 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after the news release

Can't close trades 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after the news release

4-minute window (2 minutes on either side of the news) NO trades to be executed

Alpha One Plan:

Can’t open trades 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after the news release

Can't close trades 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after the news release

10-minute window (5 minutes on either side of the news) NO trades to be executed

Alpha Three Plan:

Can’t open trades 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after the news release

Can't close trades 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after the news release

10-minute window (5 minutes on either side of the news) NO trades to be executed

Affected Instruments	Macroeconomic Announcements
ALL INSTRUMENTS	USD CPI FOMC Statement FOMC Meeting Non-Farm Employment Change
XAUUSD.pro XAUUSD.raw XAGUSD.pro XAGUSD.raw	ALL USD HIGH IMPACT NEWS ALL AUD HIGH IMPACT NEWS ALL CAD HIGH IMPACT NEWS ALL CURRENCY - INTEREST RATE DECISION + PRESS CONFERENCE ALL CURRENCY - CPI ALL CURRENCY - GDP GROWTH RATE ALL CURRENCY - CORE PCE
USD (related to Forex, Commodities & US indices, US30.PRO/RAW, US100.PRO/RAW, US500.PRO/RAW)	USD - HIGH IMPACT NEWS Unemployment Rate Non-Farm Payrolls and Employment PMI ISM CPI PPI GDP Federal Funds Rates and Statements + Press conference FOMC Balance of Trade Jobless Claims Consumer Confidence/Sentiment JOLTs Job Openings Average Hourly Earnings 10Y Note Auction 30Y Bond Auction Existing and New Home Sales Durable Goods Orders Speeches Empire State Manufacturing Index Retail Sales Core PCE
EUR (FOREX Only, EU Indices)	PMI CPI GDP Employment Change Unemployment Rate Retail Sales Balance of Trade ECB Rates and Statements + Press conference Deposit Facility Rate Economic Sentiment Index Business Climate Consumer Confidence Speeches
GBP (FOREX Only)	PMI CPI GDP Nationwide House Prices Mortgage Approvals Retail Sales Retail Price Index Housing Price Balance BoE Rates and Statements + Press conference Trade Balances Industrial and Manufacturing Production Unemployment Rates Employment Change Claimant Count Change Consumer Confidence Speeches
CAD (FOREX, Oil)	BoC Rates and Statements + Press conference PMI CPI GDP International Merchandise Trade Wholesale Sales Housing Starts Balance of Trade Employment Change Unemployment Rate Retail Sales Speeches
AUD (FOREX Only)	Cash Rate & RBA Statement + Press conference Employment Change/Unemployment Rate CPI GDP Retail Sales Speeches
NZD (FOREX Only)	Official Cash Rate & RBNZ Rate Statement + Press conference Employment Change/Unemployment Rate CPI GDP Speeches
CHF (FOREX Only)	CPI GDP SNB Policy Rate + Press conference Speeches
JPY (FOREX, Asian Indices)	PMI CPI GDP Monetary Base Leading Economic Index Japan to Sell Bonds Industrial Production Merchandise Trade Balance BoJ Rates and Statements + Press conference Retail Trade Consumer Confidence Balance of Trade Speeches
OTHER INSTRUMENTS	Announcements
USOIL.PRO/RAW UKOIL.PRO/RAW	ALL CAD HIGH IMPACT NEWS Crude Oil Inventories

Regarding speeches, we will consider only high-impact speeches as per the economic calendar sources mentioned below. Traders should treat the no-trade window as covering the entire duration of the speech. For example, under the Alpha Pro plan, you should not trade starting 2 minutes before the speech begins, during the speech itself, and for up to 2 minutes after it ends.

You may refer to the following Economic Calendar for comprehensive insights into significant market-moving news events. It’s worth noting that while one platform may designate certain events as "Orange" (indicating medium impact), another platform might classify them as "Red" (signifying high impact). What ultimately matters to us is whether the news release is listed above, not its classification in and of itself:

Myfxbook Forex Economic Calendar

Engaging in trades that contravene our standards for achieving unrealistic fills during high-impact news events may result in the invalidation of such transactions. However, please note that this does not jeopardize the status of your account.