Top 2022 Trading Lesson: Maintain a Well-Balanced Trading Strategy Using Risk/Reward to Your Advantage
In 2022, I conducted a study on risk management to see just how important it is to be consistent with your trading strategy.
In 2022, I conducted a study on risk management to see just how important it is to be consistent with your trading strategy.
The closely followed US 2s-10s yield curve has been heavily inverted for the best part of six months now as bond markets price in a heavy recession in the US.
By nature, I am a more quantitative and risk adverse person. That can be helpful in approaching markets such as evaluating situations and setups from a probabilistic perspective - nothing in markets, as in life, is certain.
I don’t think that the bear market is over in stocks yet.
2022 proved to be quite an eventful year for me personally from a trading perspective.
In the wake of higher interest rates and slowing growth, the safe-haven Dollar gained against most major counterparts before losing traction in Q4.
This year has been a very exciting one as far as price action is concerned, with no shortage of volatility and strong trending markets.
2023 has much in store for the South African rand after an erratic 2022.
“How much upside (or downside)?”; “What’s the target?”; “What is the potential return?” These are some of the questions that come first to mind when assessing a trading opportunity.
The Dow Jones and Nasdaq equity indices have had a decent rally from their October lows but finished down significantly for 2022.