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Trading U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls & Implication for FOMC Policy (source - dailyfx.com)

How To Trade This Event Risk

Bullish USD Trade: NFPs rise 180K or more; Unemployment Rate holds steady
- Need to see red, five-minute candle following the print to consider a short trade on EURUSD
- If market reaction favors a sell trade, short EURUSD with two separate position
- Set stop at the near-by swing high/reasonable distance from entry; look for at least 1:1 risk-to-reward
- Shift stop to entry on remaining position once initial target is hit, set reasonable limit

Bearish USD Trade: Employment misses market forecast
- Need green, five-minute candle to favor a long EURUSD trade
- Implement same setup as the bearish euro trade, just in reverse

Forbes : The Five Laws Of Gold

Here are The Five Laws of Gold, as Clason wrote them (according to the book "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason http://www.amazon.com/The-Richest-Man-In-Babylon/dp/1479377341 ) :

1. Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family.

2. Gold laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field.

3. Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice of men wise in its handling.

4. Gold slippeth away from the man who invests it in businesses or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep.

5. Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the alluring advice of tricksters and schemers or who trusts it to his own inexperience and romantic desires in investment.

Forbes : Why Microsoft Was Not Stupid To Buy Nokia's Phones

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it is buying Nokia’s device business and also licensing certain intellectual property from Nokia. There has been much negative commentary. For example Morgan Stanley downgraded Microsoft, and investors voted with their money by selling shares, with Microsoft stock trading nearly 7% lower than it did before on Friday before the deal was announced.
read more here http://www.forbes.com/sites/nigamarora/2013/09/04/why-microsoft-was-not-stupid-to-buy-nokias-phones/

this is Merrill's patterns for downtrend

Merrill's patterns for uptrend

Forbes : Fed's Beige Book: Housing, Autos Pace Growth, But Lending Weakens

For those debating whether or not the Federal Reserve will start tapering at its September taper, Wednesday’s Beige Book likely did little to convince the skeptics or spark doubt from the believers.
read more here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2013/09/04/feds-beige-book-housing-autos-pace-growth-but-lending-weakens/

About future features for future features ...

THX 1138 (source - wikipedia):
As of 2013, the film is rated "fresh" on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 90% and an average rating of 7/10. The consensus reads, "George Lucas' feature debut presents a spare, bleak, dystopian future, and features evocatively minimal set design and creepy sound effects.

be first to know and read more on this thread : https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/13601/page2

Fornes, Interview with Larry Pitkowsky and Keith Trauner, Co-Founders, Managing Partners and Co-Portfolio Managers, GoodHaven Capital Management :
You Don't Need A Crystal Ball To See Why These 3 Stocks Will Go Higher
read more here : http://www.forbes.com/sites/wallaceforbes/2013/09/03/you-dont-need-a-crystal-ball-to-see-why-these-3-stocks-will-go-higher/

There are two general approaches to trade news:

1. Trading the breakout channel

Forex Traders simply set Buy and Sell pending orders on both sides of a price channel, so when the data comes out one of the orders will probably be hit. Although this method is very simple, it also carries real risks of potentially hitting two orders: Buy and Sell as the market is shaken by the economic report. In such a double-hit situation traders will face losses on one or sometimes even both trades.

2. By analyzing the news report

Forex Traders can predict most probable outcome of the news by looking at the economic calendar fields labeled as Forecast and Previous. These figures are then compared with the economic data released to give an idea about the current economic situation.

Forex Traders watch the news report and pay attention to the actual numbers released. If the numbers come as a surprise meaning the reports are not close to what was expected or forecasted, then fundamental analysts opening trading position according to the economic reports. If the report is better than expected then fundamental traders open Long positions. If the reports are not favorable traders open Short positions.

The most important thing you have to know about fundamental analysis is the market expectation of an indicator. Economic analysts provide a prediction of a probable number of the indicator to be announced. This has an impact to the market and traders are positioned accordingly. When the indicator is announced it affects the market only when the report is different from what the market expected. That happens because every available to the public information is already taken into account.