Add the losers

[bone]

Spreads tend to trend very hard (more than most markets I’ve seen) and staying on the wrong side while compounding the misery is a brutal short lived existence

Well, I guess spreading is less sicker than just going all delta on one leg. That's what I was getting at, as I assumed that was what the OP was on about. Just adding into a losing single leg.

 

[trader1974]

To add the winners they have to be movements with a strong trend

 

[Overnight]

Spreads tend to trend very hard (more than most markets I’ve seen) and staying on the wrong side while compounding the misery is a brutal short lived existence

By the way @bone did you have any interesting spread moves when GC dropped 100 points the other day? Did you see any significant narrowings or widenings on GC-related spreads, like gold and DX or something? That was a brutal drop, and GC has been rather violent in moves since then.

 

[trader1974]

Adding in a pyramid shape can also help.
For ES in 5 minutes which way do you think is better. 3,2,1
9.3.1
8,4,2,1.........
(just to give a few examples)

 

[trader1974]

In ES, trends are sometimes short-lived.
Maybe 2,1,1,1,1 ...?

 

[trader1974]

Some examples

 

[christielowe]

Why? When adding the winners is clearly better.

 

[maxinger]

It makes sense.


Add the losers.
Then top up $$$ to the trading account.
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