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RED FLAG PROTOCOL (NEWS RULE)

🚨 RED FLAG PROTOCOL — HIGH-IMPACT NEWS EVENTS

When a major market event hits the calendar, the circuit goes into controlled conditions.

  • No new positions, modifications, or pending orders may be placed from 3 minutes before a high-impact news event until 3 minutes after it begins.
  • Pre-set Stop-Loss and Take-Profit orders placed before the restriction window are permitted to execute during the event — provided they were already on the track before the red flag dropped.
  • Official Schedule Source: Forex Factory Economic Calendar

AFFECTED INSTRUMENTS

  • When a red flag event fires, all instruments carrying the affected currency are placed under restriction:
    • All pairs containing the affected currency (e.g. EURUSD, EURJPY)
    • Any related indices priced in that currency (e.g. DE30 for EUR events)
  • Tentative Events — Any news marked tentative is treated as a full-day restriction on the affected pairs. The circuit stays closed until clarity is confirmed.

PRESS CONFERENCE RULE — SPEECHES

  • Speeches fall under the same 3-minute window on both sides.

Example: Speech listed at 13:30 GMT → Circuit restricted from 13:27 to 13:33 GMT. No guessing. No entering early. The clock is the rule.

PENALTIES

  • Each violation of the Red Flag Protocol results in a soft breach recorded against your account.
  • Repeat violations compound. Stay off the track when the flags are out.

RESTRICTED EVENTS — RED FLAG TRIGGERS

  • This protocol activates for all currency pairs during but not limited to the following events:
    • U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI)
    • FOMC Statements and Meetings
    • Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Reports
    • Interest Rate Decisions (all major currencies)

⚫ BLACK SWAN CLAUSE — UNSCHEDULED INCIDENTS

Not every hazard appears on the race schedule. In the event of an unscheduled, extreme market-moving event, the HyperFunding Risk Team reserves the right to invalidate affected trades at its discretion. These events cannot be predicted, cannot be scheduled, and cannot be appealed in the traditional sense. When the circuit becomes unsafe without warning, Race Control acts — and its decision is final.