News catalysts lead to big moves. When the market is surprised, it can quickly move in the direction of the surprise.
Some news moves stock for one day, while others for weeks or months. Building your trading around news can be done by all kinds of traders.
Day traders use news to find big opportunities for just one day. This is one of the core strategies used by profitable day traders.
Episodic Pivot is a news-based setup that looks for a stock with news that is capable of making an explosive move.
Here are some news-based moves from last week to study for both short-term and long-term traders.