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Logical trend following strategy with H4 and m30 timeframes 15 replies
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Disliked{quote} That's interesting, thanks for the explanation. So basically if the price goes my way, it will act like a regular spot position, while if it goes a lot against me (for instance in a "black-swan" event) my loss will be limited. By that way, are your trades based on trend-following principles too?Ignored
Disliked{quote} Hello Asgcorp, you are the first to post in my thread Do you use options yourself? I actually tried to learn more about options in the past, but from what I read about binary options, it seems that brokers offer mostly shorter term options, and that the payout isn't anywhere close to 100% (I read it's usually 65%-70% on longer term trades). But I don't really know much about the topic, so if you know more, please tell.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Thank you Srt, your post made things more clear to me. I already knew that I could get more exposure using options rather than the underlying asset, but I didn't know that they were so good for reducing the potential losses to a smaller, fixed amount. I wonder why forex options aren't more traded by retail traders than normal forex (or forex CFDs, to be more correct). I guess it's probably because, like Asgcorp said, with options my position will be pretty far from break-even at the start. You don't...Ignored
Disliked{quote} I see. I searched the meaning of "near the money" and "put spreads", and I think I understand everything you said now. Probably the best thing for me would be to simply use call/put options (not spreads) with an expiry of like 6 months. By the way, if I want to close my trade before the expiry date of the options, while I am in profit, can I do it without too many penalties? Thanks again for the info.Ignored