Automatically pause copy trading before high-impact economic events, and resume once the volatility passes — no manual monitoring required.
Elevated volatility risk.
A Forex News Filter is an automated tool that detects upcoming high-impact economic calendar events and temporarily suspends trade copying activity during the defined pre- and post-event window.
This prevents new positions from being opened or copied on Follower accounts during periods of extreme market volatility, protecting your account from unpredictable price spikes.
Scheduled remarks from central bank officials — including Jerome Powell, Christine Lagarde, and Andrew Bailey — can move markets sharply within seconds of a statement. TradeCopier tracks these on the economic calendar and applies the same pause logic as scheduled data releases.
Non-Farm Payrolls releases at 8:30 AM EST on the first Friday of each month, and is one of the most consistently volatile events in forex. The News Filter is pre-configured to recognize NFP automatically and applies your defined pause window around it every month without manual setup.
| Event | Frequency | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) | Monthly, first Friday | One of the highest-volatility events in forex — often 50–150+ pips in seconds |
| FOMC Meetings & Minutes | ~8x per year | Federal Reserve rate decisions and policy statements |
| CPI (Consumer Price Index) | Monthly | US and global inflation data |
| ECB Rate Decisions | ~8x per year | European Central Bank policy announcements |
| BOE Interest Rate Decisions | ~8x per year | Bank of England policy meetings |
| Central Bank Governor Speeches | Scheduled, varies | Statements from figures like Jerome Powell, Christine Lagarde, and Andrew Bailey |
| GDP & Retail Sales | Monthly/quarterly | Key macroeconomic data that moves currency pairs |
Understanding exactly how the News Filter operates helps you configure it with confidence. Here is the complete step-by-step process:
TradeCopier connects to a live global economic calendar and continuously monitors for upcoming High-Impact events.
When a qualifying event is detected within the configured lead time window, the system flags it automatically.
Copying is paused a configurable number of minutes before the event. No new trades will be opened on Follower accounts during this window.
During the active event window, all copy activity remains suspended regardless of master account signals.
After the event and post-event buffer expire, copying resumes automatically.
An alert confirms filter activation and deactivation via email or dashboard.
Protect every Follower account from unpredictable news-driven price spikes — automatically, on every high-impact event, every time.
A News Filter in copy trading is an automated feature that pauses the copying of trades before and during scheduled high-impact economic events, such as NFP, FOMC, or CPI releases. It prevents Follower accounts from opening new positions during periods of extreme market volatility, protecting equity from unpredictable news-driven price spikes.
By default, the News Filter pauses new trade copying but does not automatically close existing open positions. TradeCopier offers an optional “Close Before News” setting that automatically closes or flattens all open trades on Follower accounts before the event window begins — configurable per account.
The News Filter supports all High-Impact events in the global economic calendar, including NFP, FOMC meetings and minutes, CPI releases, ECB and BOE rate decisions, GDP releases, and scheduled central bank governor speeches. You can also configure it to trigger on Medium-Impact events if desired.
The pre-event pause window is fully customizable. The default recommended setting is 15 minutes before the event, with copying resuming 30 minutes after. You can adjust these windows to any timeframe that suits your strategy, from 5 minutes to several hours.
Yes. TradeCopier's News Filter works across all supported platforms, including MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), and cTrader. The filter applies at the cloud level, so it works regardless of which platform your master or Follower accounts are running on.
The News Filter is opt-in and needs to be enabled per account from your dashboard — it isn't active automatically on a new connection. Once enabled, it runs continuously with no further action needed, using your configured pre- and post-event windows.
Event times are displayed with their timezone in the TradeCopier dashboard. Check the timezone label shown alongside the economic calendar before configuring your pre- and post-event windows.
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