EUR/USD often reacts to the gap between expected European Central Bank and Federal Reserve policy—not simply to whether one rate is high or low.
Around a major scheduled release, uncertainty and rapidly changing liquidity can push bid and ask prices farther apart, making execution more expensiv
Changes in expected returns on US and European fixed-income assets can influence currency demand, but the relationship is contextual rather than mecha
A useful pre-trade routine checks scheduled events, market conditions, the setup, invalidation, and position size before an order is placed.
Today’s useful edge is preparation: define the EUR/USD levels that invalidate your idea, check the event calendar, and size the trade before the marke