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  1. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    woops, i'm wrong. The s-L branch is negative on the way back up. I need to think more about this.
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  2. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Actually, the hedge does provide a mathematically superior maximum profit! Here's why. Whether hedging or not the same result is achieve with...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  3. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Yes, it forces me through a process of analysis. I may conclude at some point in the future that those who ridicule may actually be right, but...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  4. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    ... and the "coin flip" idea is interesting. I wonder greatly if the "coin flip" together with good money management is profitable.
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  5. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Of course. I am not denying this. Even with the hedge, you are still having to make a decision that involves reading the market. Ok, so your...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  6. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Your decision process is exactly what it would be anyhow. Do you want to reenter the trade? The only difference is that you have bought...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  7. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Exactly. People, of course it is net zero! That is the whole point! For example; With a net zero you lock your losses on your stop...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  8. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    I also want to explore the value of multiple pairs where you match a branch of one pair against the branch of another pair.
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  9. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    What appears to have potential is when what ever you are trading is moving with in a fairly tight channel. Basically, you can enter the hedged...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 29, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  10. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    How come I can't click on page 5 without seeing a picture of a naked girl. Last poster, what the heck did you do?
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  11. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    If I am understanding this strategy correctly, one could take several very large positions, with even a small percentage of them profitable, the...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  12. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Ok, so my stop on the USDollar just got hit at 10,013. I am now simultaneously long and short. I had an orginal target price set at 9420, with...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  13. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    I would need a different broker. Any net 0 position, small or large, creates a fee. Since the roll cost on a long is greater than roll rebate on...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  14. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    My available margin is my broker's stop. A hedge frees margin. A short + a long = 0 margin usage. So, the margin is freed to place another...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  15. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    I also like it because it gives full contol over entries and exits. It greatly reduces the chances of being a victim and gives you full control...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  16. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    That's what I am dealing with. You take the profit on one leg, and IN THEORY wait for the other leg to either become profitable, or become a...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  17. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Forgive me for being pigheaded, but ... In Time Frame A, total price change is A2-A1. In Time Frame B, a smaller subset of A, the path one...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  18. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Why? In Time Frame X, usdollar trends up. In Time Frame Y usdollar trends down. Why can't you be simultaneously long in Time Frame X, and...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  19. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    Ok, that is definately a way to decide when to enter a trade. Now, you've gone long at 1200. It jumps to 1210, slides back to 1190 and hits your...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  20. Using a hedge instead of a stop

    I'm not expecting anything. What I want is time to differentiate between noise and trend change. Using a hedge you can sit and watch for a while...
    Post by: SimpleTrades, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Risk Management
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