Trader questions

Is news trading allowed at Goat Funded Trader (GFT)?

By the Kairotick team. Updated October 31, 2026.

The 1% cap

Goat Funded Trader's help center (updated 5 October 2026): "Any trade that is opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news release (marked with a red folder on ForexFactory.com or Myfxbook.com) can generate a maximum profit of 1% of the account's initial balance per trade." This includes trades closed by stop loss, take profit and pending orders.

"The limit applies to each trade separately. If the profit from a single trade in the restricted time exceeds 1% of the initial account balance, the excess profit on that trade will be removed. This adjustment will not result in any kind of breach or penalty to the account."

Challenge and funded

"Yes, this rule applies equally to both the challenge phase and the funded phase of your account." On a $100,000 account the cap is $1,000 of profit per trade in the window.

Our calendar shows the time of every big release in your own time zone, with FTMO and FundingPips rules next to it: https://kairotick.com/today/ lists the next 7 days.

Questions

Which news counts at Goat Funded Trader?

High-impact releases marked with a red folder on ForexFactory.com or Myfxbook.com.

Does a stop loss or take profit in the window count?

Yes. Trades closed by stop loss, take profit or pending orders inside the 5-minute window fall under the 1% cap.

Sources

• Goat Funded Trader help center: Is News Trading allowed? (updated 5 October 2026)

Checked against these official sources on October 31, 2026 by the Kairotick team. Rules and schedules change; check the source before you rely on a detail.

On a prop firm account? Check your firm's rule on trading around news before you hold a trade through a big release. Prop firm rules explained.

How did your own trades do around big releases? Drop your MT5 report into the free trading journal; it shows the trades you held through the news.