Don’t Fall Into The News-Driven Market Trap

you’ll blow your account and go broke...

February 15, 2025

Last week I started my morning watching something something fascinating unfold that perfectly illustrates why most traders get crushed during news-driven markets...

While everyone was frantically reacting to headlines about peace plans and earnings reports, I noticed a much more reliable pattern emerging beneath the surface.

Most traders get caught up in the emotional whirlwind of news of Trump and the Ukraine peace deal, etc... 

And you guessed it - most of them lost …

You see, after maintaining an ~80% win rate for over a year here’s the real way to come out green on the other side of media-driven price action...

You need to understand the market often tells us exactly what it plans to do - if we know where to look for the real signals.

I watched as three key elements aligned:

  • Technical levels were holding despite the news

  • Institutional order flow remained steady

  • Price action was respecting key support/resistance

But here's what really mattered...

While retail traders were panic trading the headlines, institutional players were methodically positioning themselves at key technical levels.

Which is exactly why news-driven markets create such incredible opportunities - but only if you understand how to read the underlying signals rather than just reacting to headlines.

Too many traders learn this lesson the hard way by jumping in and out of trades based on every news alert that crosses their screen…

Until they realize that price action and institutional positioning can often tell us far more than any headline.

Because here's the truth about consistent profitability...

It's not about predicting news or being the fastest to react….

 It's about understanding how big money positions itself around these events.

Your job isn't to trade the news - it's to understand how institutional players are positioning themselves and align yourself with their moves.

This is exactly why the Adaptive Trading Approach we leverage focuses on reading institutional intent rather than chasing headlines.

With Dedication,
Team Theta Warrior

P.S. If you’re looking to find your edge to adapt and profit in news-driven markets…