NOTE – This is a post on Mindset and emotion. It is NOT a Trade idea or strategy designed to make you money. If anything, I’m posting this to help you preserve your capital, energy and will so you can execute your own trading system with calm, patience and confidence.
Every first Friday, the market braces for NFP.
For some, it’s a chance to catch a big move.
For others, it’s a day to protect capital and energy.
The real question isn’t just what’s the number?
It’s:What’s your process around events like this?
Here’s the work to do before Friday:
1. Define your approach
Are you trading the release, fading the first spike, or waiting until the dust settles? Write it down before the event - don’t decide in the heat of the moment.
2. Check what’s pulling you in
Is it part of your tested edge, or are you driven by FOMO, the rush of adrenaline, or the feeling that you “should” trade it?
3. Notice your body’s signals
These are not just “nerves” they are signals. Use them as feedback, not fuel.
4. Review the impact afterwards
Did trading the news leave you calm, in control and aligned with your plan?
Or did it drain your energy, push you into overtrading, or spark regret?
The point isn’t whether NFP is an opportunity or a trap. It can be either.
The edge comes from knowing yourself, deciding ahead of time and sticking to a process that matches both your system and your psychology.
So before the number drops, get clear:
- Do you have a defined playbook?
- Or are you letting the market and your body pull you into one?
If you’re contemplating trading at any point around the NFP number you might want to check out JeffBoccaccio’s posts on ES range expectations around the release for some idea on how he frames the news event. Start here but check out the linked video post for a walk-through explanation:
Every first Friday, the market braces for NFP.
For some, it’s a chance to catch a big move.
For others, it’s a day to protect capital and energy.
The real question isn’t just what’s the number?
It’s:What’s your process around events like this?
Here’s the work to do before Friday:
1. Define your approach
Are you trading the release, fading the first spike, or waiting until the dust settles? Write it down before the event - don’t decide in the heat of the moment.
2. Check what’s pulling you in
Is it part of your tested edge, or are you driven by FOMO, the rush of adrenaline, or the feeling that you “should” trade it?
3. Notice your body’s signals
- Faster breathing or shallow breaths
- Shoulders tightening
- Heart rate climbing
- Narrowed focus on the screen
- Fingers itching to click
These are not just “nerves” they are signals. Use them as feedback, not fuel.
4. Review the impact afterwards
Did trading the news leave you calm, in control and aligned with your plan?
Or did it drain your energy, push you into overtrading, or spark regret?
The point isn’t whether NFP is an opportunity or a trap. It can be either.
The edge comes from knowing yourself, deciding ahead of time and sticking to a process that matches both your system and your psychology.
So before the number drops, get clear:
- Do you have a defined playbook?
- Or are you letting the market and your body pull you into one?
If you’re contemplating trading at any point around the NFP number you might want to check out JeffBoccaccio’s posts on ES range expectations around the release for some idea on how he frames the news event. Start here but check out the linked video post for a walk-through explanation:
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Helping serious traders stay calm, clear & in control
🧠 Free Mindset Reset + 📈 TradingView Tools + ✉️ Trader Newsletter
➝ rfactory.io/tradingview
Follow for Mindset Insights
🧠 Free Mindset Reset + 📈 TradingView Tools + ✉️ Trader Newsletter
➝ rfactory.io/tradingview
Follow for Mindset Insights
การนำเสนอที่เกี่ยวข้อง
คำจำกัดสิทธิ์ความรับผิดชอบ
ข้อมูลและบทความไม่ได้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อก่อให้เกิดกิจกรรมทางการเงิน, การลงทุน, การซื้อขาย, ข้อเสนอแนะ หรือคำแนะนำประเภทอื่น ๆ ที่ให้หรือรับรองโดย TradingView อ่านเพิ่มเติมใน ข้อกำหนดการใช้งาน