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Oh Man, I'm Flat
- Thread starter oldtime
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And, you have to have a lot more money in your account. You could achieve the same goal with most of that money out of the account invested elsewhere - true diversification.Quote from oldtime:
we'll pay more commissions, more spreads, more costs all around, because we think that spread will trend more reliably than an outright, and on a four leg spread there are many, many options along the way
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And, you have to have a lot more money in your account. You could achieve the same goal with most of that money out of the account invested elsewhere - true diversification.
Today and Friday are classic examples of this. As I got punished on my EURUSD trade, my loss is first mitigated by the exchange rate USD to CAD since I am Canadian, and spend in CAD. The loss is then eliminated (becoming a significant profit) by the fact that the investment I funneled the previous profits into, is now going nuts.
so far so good
I took some profits today
should have probably just gotten flat since I am down from the high today
but then what?
I would just have to put it all back on
otherwise, pretty decent activity on the Europe open today
no real news, other than the Australian Treasurer doesn't like liberals
I took some profits today
should have probably just gotten flat since I am down from the high today
but then what?
I would just have to put it all back on
otherwise, pretty decent activity on the Europe open today
no real news, other than the Australian Treasurer doesn't like liberals
Quote from oldtime:
so far so good
I took some profits today
should have probably just gotten flat since I am down from the high today
but then what?
I would just have to put it all back on
otherwise, pretty decent activity on the Europe open today
no real news, other than the Australian Treasurer doesn't like liberals
If you are trading a lot of pairs the way you trade can get complex. Do you keep a journal?
Gotta admit. Oldtime, that an occasional second pair from time to time to counter a losing position, does help. Thanks USDCAD for offsetting my losing EURUSD. However, each individual trade is still a directional trade. I am betting on the direction. Aren't you?
it's all size, I try to make the largest winner the largest size, don't really matter to me which one I am right on, but yes, before I put the whole thing on I try to guess on the direction, or at least the intensityQuote from SimpleTrades:
Gotta admit. Oldtime, that an occasional second pair from time to time to counter a losing position, does help. Thanks USDCAD for offsetting my losing EURUSD. However, each individual trade is still a directional trade. I am betting on the direction. Aren't you?