Guess that this is why we got the bulls wakening and testing daily highs and then when the news settled it started falling

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Let me counter that then This is not hedging this is taking two different trades on two different signals on different time frames. Or failing to take profit.

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Ok, but not a very smart one A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, Hedge (Hedging Technique) is used to reduce any substantial losses ...

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Why do you open in both directions? To open a long and short trade in the same pair is not hedging. You only give yield and spread to your broker.

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Hi everyone! Been busy on a new job and not been able to post lately. Looks like we have some consolidating to do. Soon we will start getting quarterly report from the stock market, my guess is that the european stocks will not be a pleasant ...

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Ok, so no selling rallies... for you that is.

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Not sure I follow here. Say for example I see a pin bar on the weekly chart. I like the level its at and maybe the low of the pin bar is at a trend line. Ready to trade! Do you take it immediately and maybe get a trade that's -100 pips before the ...

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Do you want the time frames to align? I like when I get a signal on a higher time frame and then take the trade on a lower (for example a pullback). Being wrong is what I have struggled most with and that's just plain stupidity. I now have an ...

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USD/CAD Analysis — Hey Sey! So I started to do some analysis on a pair i never traded before, USD/CAD. Starting on the daily I pulled up a line graph to find S/R of interest. Dating back to May 2007 these are the levels I came up with: 1.2963 ...

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Seems like we are on the same page here. Just need to interpret it correctly. Will be back later with some analysis. Do you only trade the majors or are you in to exotics as well?

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Thanks for answer. Simple trend following rules? I like reversal patterns like pin bars etc. If they occur at "good" levels its enough for me to take a trade, Maybe combined with RSI. I'm not too fond of MA's etc as I think they usually indicate a ...

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Hi Kno! I also think this is big. I have read other articles that suggests that the market is not far from a tipple sell in japanese currency, stocks and bond. If that happens we will have a huge drop of the value of the yen.

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Ok, thanks for clearing that up. How do you hedge a bond? Only CDS or are there other ways? When you say 73% instead of 50% is that because of lesser coupons?

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As always good call. Looking further into long term trading. Any tips and tricks you can share?

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I totally agree. There is no real reason for them to agree. And its also the question of participation from the other European central banks that hold Greek bonds. Why should I as a private bond holder participate if they don't?

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Not sure that everyone has the bonds "insured" against default. 50% losses are necessarily not a loss. Its the reduction in nominal value. If you bought it for 80% its less than 50% loss and if you bought it for 30% its not a loss at all its a 40% ...

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At least not the rule for taking profit. PT there is such a rule isn't it? Harpe Eagle good trading.

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Wasn't the last reaction to LTRO Euro negative? What ECB is doing is flooding the market with Euros.

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