Intraday trading
How do I trade news catalysts (FDA approvals, earnings beats) within the first 60 seconds?
By Easy Money Scanner · Educational reference · Not investment advice
The short answer
Trading news catalysts like FDA approvals or earnings beats within the first 60 seconds involves reacting to a headline before the broader market fully reprices the stock.
How it works
Traders use low-latency news feeds and pre-set order parameters, since manual reading and typing a trade in real time is often too slow to capture the initial move.
An example
An FDA approval headline causing a stock to jump 30% in seconds illustrates how quickly initial reactions occur, often followed by a partial reversal (fade).
Risk & limitations
This approach carries extreme risk from halts, wide spreads, and erroneous initial price prints; headlines can also be misread, retracted, or already priced in.
Examples are hypothetical, not trade recommendations. US contract and regulatory references do not automatically apply in Canada. Rules, margin requirements and broker policies can change; confirm them with the relevant authority and your broker.