Unlike many other firms, we don’t restrict trading before, during, or after scheduled economic announcements. However, it’s important to understand how news trading works under our rules.
Evaluations
You can trade freely during news in any evaluation challenge. There are no restrictions or deductions on profits earned during these periods.
This means you can place or hold trades overnight, across weekends, and through news events without concern.
Funded Accounts
On funded accounts, we apply an additional layer of risk control to ensure fairness and stability:
Profits generated from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes (before & after) of a high-impact news release may be subject to removal.
This does not mean your account will be breached — only that specific profits can be adjusted.
Trades that are already open and held through the news event are not impacted.
This policy only applies to trades taken on or after September 4th, 2025. Any trades before this date are not subject to review.
Why This Rule Exists
High-impact news can create extreme volatility, slippage, and execution irregularities. Removing profits generated purely from this activity ensures consistency across traders while still allowing strategies to be applied around news periods.
Best Practices for News Trading
Plan your risk: set appropriate stop losses and manage leverage carefully.
Hold trades confidently: positions carried through news will not be penalized.
Check the economic calendar: stay aware of events that may fall under the 5-minute window.
What Is Considered a Major News Event?
At Atlas Funded, a major news event refers to high-impact economic releases or announcements that typically cause significant volatility in the markets.
These events are usually flagged as “High Importance” on widely used economic calendars such as:
Forex Factory
Investing.com
DailyFX
Common Examples
U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
FOMC Interest Rate Decisions
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Reports
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Releases
Central Bank Announcements (ECB, Fed, BoE, etc.)
📌 Summary:
News trading allowed in evaluations, no restrictions.
In funded accounts, profits from trades opened/closed within 5 minutes of high-impact news may be removed (effective Sept 4th, 2025).
This never results in a breach — only potential adjustments to profit.
