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The market reacted sharply when a major news outlet reported a 18 % probability that a former president’s next press secretary would be a well‑known television commentator. Such politically charged headlines can create short‑term price dislocations that quantitative traders try to capture. This article explains how to model the impact of breaking political news, why risk‑adjusted performance measures matter, and what steps you can take to integrate the signal into a systematic framework. The Mechanics of News‑Driven Price Moves When a headline like the one above is released, market participants instantly reassess the political risk premium embedded in equities, commodities, and currencies....