Getting YOUR NEWS?

Although I made money on the trade I might be lucky. Today the fed raised interest rates by only points and the USD made a HUGE move. I was short before the move by 6 contracts on the GBPUSD based on weekly and monthly charts. Still I think it was luck because I got in before the huge move and before the news came out. This taught me a lesson STAY IN SIGHT/SOUND OF THE NEWS. Can anyone please recommend a place of where we can get the news real time.

Thanks

Mark

I have subscribed to streaming news, watched/listened to Bloomberg/MSNBC/Reuters and have real-time news on my platforms, but for something not scheduled well in advance (like unemployment numbers or housing starts), I ALWAYS see the charts react before the news reaches my monitor/ears/TV, sometimes up to 3-4 minutes early.

I can only attribute it to having to go through the "human element" before it comes out to the public (someone hearing it from the source and having to type it up and send it out or phoning it in to the radio/TV stations). Maybe the big players are closer to the source and have less layers to go through (ie one call versus several)?

Just something to keep in mind....

"..only points.." is kind of a big deal, since the fundamental driver for currency is interest rates.

Rob