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0.3 How to Read US Market News: A Trader's Workflow
Four questions to run a headline through before it changes what you do.
About this lecture
Finding a US market headline is only the beginning. How do you verify it, judge what's already priced in, and decide whether it matters?
In this lecture, Pratham introduces a four-question information workflow:
- Where can you find the news quickly?
- How do you verify it against the original source?
- Is it already priced in?
- Does it matter to the market you're watching?
We look at following a headline back to the original release, separating information from interpretation, and comparing the 2-year Treasury yield and the S&P 500 around the same event.
You'll also see how to organise your information feed by function: official sources, headline relays, analyst reads and your trading venue. The aim is a purposeful routine for understanding market moves.
Educational content only. Not investment advice.
Key takeaways
- Run every headline through four questions: where did you find it, can you verify it at the source, is it already priced in, and does it matter to your market?
- Follow a headline back to the original release, and keep information apart from interpretation.
- Read the move in related markets around the event, the 2-year Treasury yield against the S&P 500, before deciding what the news meant.
- Organise your feed by function: official sources, headline relays, analyst reads, and your trading venue.