Prudent to hedge your capital with election uncertainty looming

Discussion in 'Trading' started by Scataphagos, Oct 31, 2024.

  1. FWIW...

    Today's decline might be cautious investors selling/hedging. None of knows the outcome of the election nor the ramifications... be cautious or gamble...
     
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  2. Baron

    Baron ET Founder

    I'm just curious. What exactly do you mean by "election uncertainty"? Is it that you think the markets are going to instantly tank if one or the other candidate gets elected?
     
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  3. Could be.. we don't know.

    I always advocate "protection of capital". Even when wrong and you "miss a chance", your capital is still intact for the next opportunity. (I'm one of those traders who has never blown up an account.. my philosophy is perhaps why.)

    Missing an opportunity is not a killer... taking a big loss is/may be.
     
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  4. 2rosy

    2rosy

    uncertainty is always looming therefore never take risks. eazy peazy
     
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  5. Well, any trade you make has risks, of course. IMV, potential risk here could be outsized.

    Personally, I'm mostly a stock index futures and ETF player... but plays I make here (if any) will be in long options... risk is controlled to "loss of premium", max.
     
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  6. MarkBrown

    MarkBrown

  7. maxinger

    maxinger

    Only members from eliteinvestor.com are having sleepless nights.

    Members from elietetrader.com are looking forward to even more trading opportunities.
    The only problem is that when the trading volume is extremely high,
    there will be mega traffic jams; the charting software and trading platform will freeze.
    The record freeze duration was 0.5 hour for charting software
    and a few minutes for the trading platform.
     
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  8. maxinger

    maxinger


    huh?

    It should be :

    Uncertainty is always welcome.
    It means there will be trading opportunities.
    Therefore take the necessary calculated risk.

    It is only if you take a risk then there will be a reward.

    eazy peazy
     
  9. 2rosy

    2rosy

    my take was that the OP is too cautious
     
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  10. jys78

    jys78

    Exactly, I would think traders esp Elite traders should welcome the opportunity potential volatility presents.
     
    #10     Nov 3, 2024