roll-over trading

 

dear traders,
I was wondering if any of you have done this:
rolls paid 1700 est, at 1659 opening a positive roll position, then being paid the rolls at 1700 est, and then closing position immediatly when paid the rolls.

do you think this would be a profitable stratergy?
how quickly do the rolls change? would 1min have only very slight changes to roll? and still be positive?
would maybey a hedge work better?
have any of you made an EA that can trade this idea?

just a thought, probably wont work,

regards, billy

 
billy-currie:

dear traders,
I was wondering if any of you have done this:
rolls paid 1700 est, at 1659 opening a positive roll position, then being paid the rolls at 1700 est, and then closing position immediatly when paid the rolls.

do you think this would be a profitable stratergy?
how quickly do the rolls change? would 1min have only very slight changes to roll? and still be positive?
would maybey a hedge work better?
have any of you made an EA that can trade this idea?

just a thought, probably wont work,

regards, billy

Spread is 'larger' than the swap...

 
gordon wrote >>

Spread is 'larger' than the swap...


how about a hedged position? but you will have to wait for abit till the winning side covers the losing side, instead of closing the position as soon as roll-over is paid?

 
billy-currie:


how about a hedged position? but you will have to wait for abit till the winning side covers the losing side, instead of closing the position as soon as roll-over is paid?

Same, same.

 
billy-currie:

dear traders,
I was wondering if any of you have done this:
rolls paid 1700 est, at 1659 opening a positive roll position, then being paid the rolls at 1700 est, and then closing position immediatly when paid the rolls.

BC

You'd be better off going for the Wednesday night, post triple-rollover drop in say GBPJPY...

FWIW

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gordon wrote >>

Same, same.


triple on wed??
 
I'm wondering if this would work, too. But I think - even if it would - then all the profit would be paid directly by the broker. And I think trying to trick out the broker isn't such a good idea, in case you're planning a longer relationship...
 
billy-currie wrote >>


triple on wed??


BC
You need to read around the subject a bit more

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=forex+wednesday+swap+OR+rollover

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