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An airline can hedge fuel prices. An exporter can hedge currency exposure. A financial institution can hedge FX, interest-rate, volatility or portfolio exposure...
Yes, that is cross-market hedging and not what I was talking about with laughter. Futures were originally created for the purpose of farmers hedging commodities, and then options were created... and then futures options. Base commodities, physical real estate... anything can be hedged in that way. It's an entirely different ball of wax in contrast to what the average retail FX trader does.
I would like to start a technical discussion about Expert Advisors for algorithmic trading.
I believe that identifying the market trend is certainly important, regardless of the approach used (price action, technical indicators, neural networks, etc.). However, I have the impression that the real determining factor in an EA's robustness is how it manages losing positions.
More specifically, I am referring to hedging systems designed to manage and recover unfavorable positions, rather than simply closing them with a stop loss.
In your opinion, can a well-designed hedging system have a greater impact on an Expert Advisor's overall performance than the entry logic itself? Or do you believe that the quality of the entry signal remains the most important factor?
From a technical perspective, this is my view:
* If an EA has no statistical edge, or a negative one, a hedging system alone cannot turn it into a profitable long-term strategy.
* On the other hand, if an EA already has a statistical edge in identifying trading opportunities, an effective hedging strategy can reduce drawdown, improve loss recovery, and produce a more stable equity curve.
* The real challenge is designing a hedging system that does not simply postpone losses by increasing market exposure, but instead takes advantage of market movements to manage and close recovery cycles efficiently.
I would be interested in hearing your technical opinions and experiences on this topic.
Thanks, Michael. The part about using the hedge mainly to reduce drawdown until the market condition becomes clearer is interesting.
When you manage the losing side this way, how do you normally decide that the remaining exposure should be closed rather than giving the profitable side more time to recover it?
Is that decision based mainly on time, basket drawdown, price movement, or a combination of factors?
I'm interested in the practical side of managing the basket after the hedge has done its job.