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A Traders' Week Ahead Playbook: Markets Navigate Geopolitical Tensions and Central Bank Decisions
It feels premature to give on the well-subscribed ‘buy the dip’ mantra just yet, but there are clear reasons to trim back on risk exposures or to layer on portfolio hedges - either through short equity index positions (to offset core portfolio longs), increasing gold longs or buying volatility. The trading environment is morphing from a low volatility, tight trading range, upwards sloping grind, with minimal hedges in place, to one of increased dispersion from market participants on their respective short-term outlooks - this typically results in increased two-way trading opportunities, changes in top-of-book ... (full story)