News Filter

Pause Copy Trading
Before High-Impact News

Automatically pause new copied trades around NFP, FOMC, CPI, ECB, BOE and other scheduled economic events — then resume when the configured news window ends.

Automatic Detection
Configurable Windows
Auto Resume
Cloud-Based
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When Major Economic Data Hits, Execution Conditions Can Change Fast

High-impact economic releases can produce rapid price movements, changing spreads, liquidity, and execution conditions in a short period of time. A copied trade that would normally execute may behave differently during these windows.

01

NFP

US employment data that can produce sharp moves in major currency pairs.

02

FOMC

Federal Reserve decisions and policy statements that can move USD markets.

03

CPI

Inflation data that can influence expectations around interest rates and currency markets.

04

Central Bank Speeches

Scheduled remarks from major policymakers can trigger sudden market reactions.

Automatically Monitor the Events That Matter

NFP

Non-Farm Payrolls

Scheduled monthly · High market relevance

FOMC

Meetings & Minutes

Scheduled periodically · High market relevance

CPI

Consumer Price Index

Scheduled monthly · High market relevance

ECB

Rate Decisions

Scheduled periodically · High market relevance

BOE

Interest Rate Decisions

Scheduled periodically · High market relevance

SPEECHES

Central Bank Speeches

Scheduled remarks · Variable market relevance

GDP

Economic Growth Data

Scheduled periodically · High market relevance

RETAIL SALES

Consumer Spending Data

Scheduled monthly · Medium-to-high relevance

How TradeCopier News Filter Works

Step 01

Calendar Sync

TradeCopier monitors a live global economic calendar for scheduled High-Impact events.

Step 02

Event Detection

When a qualifying event falls inside the configured lead-time window, the system identifies it automatically.

Step 03

Pre-Event Pause

Copying pauses a configurable number of minutes before the event.

Step 04

Event Window

During the active news window, new copy activity remains suspended.

Step 05

Post-Event Resume

After the configured post-event buffer ends, copying resumes automatically.

Step 06

Notification

Email or dashboard notifications can confirm when the filter activates and deactivates.

Choose How Early Copying Should Pause

Set a pre-event window and a post-event buffer. TradeCopier pauses new copy activity before the release and resumes after the configured buffer ends.

TIMING

Copying pauses 15 minutes before the event and resumes 30 minutes after.

NFP EXAMPLE

EventNFP · 13:30
Pause starts13:15
Event window13:30
Copying resumes14:00

Need to Flatten Existing Positions Before News?

By default, the News Filter pauses new copy trades and does not automatically close existing positions. An optional Close Before News setting can flatten open Follower positions before the event window begins.

Close Before News — Off

DEFAULT

New trades paused

Existing positions remain open during the news window.

OPTIONAL

Close Before News

Enable the setting to close or flatten open positions before the event.

Start With High-Impact Events

EVENT TYPES

8 event types selected

One News Filter Across Supported Trading Platforms

The News Filter operates at the TradeCopier cloud level, so configured event rules can apply across supported Master and Follower platforms.

MT4

Supported

MT5

Supported

cTrader

Supported

Know When the News Filter Activates

EMAIL

High-Impact Event Detected — NFP

Copying paused13:15
Event13:30
Resume14:00

DASHBOARD

News Filter Active

EventNFP
StatusCopying Paused
UpdateFilter ends · Copying resumes

Manual News Monitoring vs Automated Filtering

Without News Filter

×Economic calendar open manually
×Monitor event times
×Pause copier manually
×Remember to resume
×Risk of missing an event

With TradeCopier

✓Calendar monitored automatically
✓Event detected automatically
✓Copying paused automatically
✓Post-event buffer applied
✓Copying resumes automatically

Frequently Asked Questions

A News Filter is an automated feature that pauses new copy-trading activity before and during scheduled high-impact economic events such as NFP, FOMC, and CPI. TradeCopier uses an economic calendar to identify qualifying events and applies your configured pause window.

By default, the News Filter pauses new copy trades but does not automatically close existing open positions. An optional Close Before News setting can be configured per Follower account to close or flatten open positions before the event window begins.

The News Filter supports scheduled 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 speeches. Medium-Impact events can also be enabled when needed.

The pre-event pause window is configurable. The current recommended default is 15 minutes before the event, with copying resuming after a 30-minute post-event buffer. The timing can be adjusted to suit your strategy.

Yes. You can configure how long before an event copying should pause and how long after the event the system should wait before resuming.

TradeCopier offers news-filter settings for supported accounts. Confirm that the pause and any optional close action are available on your exact MT4, MT5 or cTrader connection, broker and account mode, then test the event window and broker outcome before relying on the rule.

Yes. News-filter settings can be configured per Follower account, allowing different accounts to use different timing or position-handling rules.

Complete Your Copy-Trading Workflow

Record the time and trading conditions around a scheduled event

Convert a dated session time, separate spread from other costs, and preserve the evidence needed to review what happened around the event window.

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