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The key part of how to make gains using the no stop, hedged, Currency trading strategy will now be discussed. In the preceding articles in this series we reviewed trading without stops, not being worried about which way the price goes and trading levels to cash in on profitable transactions. We are now going to show how you would make money buying and selling simultaneously using the grid system.
The no stop, hedged forex trading grid system uses the principle that one should be able to close a transaction at a profit no matter which way the market goes. The only way this is logically possible is that one would have a buy and a sell transaction active simultaneously. Most traders will say that doing this is trading suicide but let’s investigate this in more detail.
Assuming a grid with grid gaps of 100 pips. We are going to use the most simple formation to illustrate the principles involved. This formation is the 100% retractment formation where the price moves up to a grid level and then returns back to the starting grid level. Regrettably things become quite mathematical from here. We are also ignoring spreads to keep things simple.
Let us say that a trader enters the market with a buy (buy 1) and sell (sell 1) deal active when a currency is at a level of say 1.0100. The price then moves to level 1.0200. The buy will then be positive by 100 pips. The sell will be negative by 100 pips. At this point we would cash in our positive deal and bank our 100 pips. The sell is now however is carrying a loss of -100 pips. The grid system requires one to make sure that the trader can cash in on any movement in the Currency market. To do this one would again enter into a buy (buy 2) and a sell (sell 2) deal at this level (level 1.0200).
Now, for convenience let us assume that the price moves back to level 1.0100 (the starting point).
The second sell (sell 2) has now gone positive by 100 pips and the second buy (buy 2) is carrying a loss of -100 pips. According to the grid trading rules you would cash the sell (sell 2) in and another 100 pips will be go into your account. That brings the total cashed in at this point to 200 pips (buy 1 and sell 2). Now the first sell that is active has moved from level 1.0200 where it was -100 to level 1.0100 where it is now breaking even.
The 4 transactions added together now incredibly show a gain:- 1st buy (buy 1) cashed in +100, 2nd sell (sell 2) cashed in +100, 1st sell (sell 1) now breaking even and the 2nd buy (buy 2) is -100. This gives an overall a profit of 100 pips in total. We can cash in all the transactions and have some champagne as we have made a profit of 100 pips.
Please ensure you understand the calculations behind the movements discussed above. You may have to reread and draw the movements on paper to make sure you have mastered the concept.
This formation is the 100% retracement formation where the price moves up to a grid level and then returns back to the original grid level and results in a nice profit for the forex trader. There are many other market formations that turn this strange Buy and Sell at the same time activity into gains. The next article will cover the 50% retractment formation which produces the same amount of income.
There will be much more on the no stop, hedged grid trading technique in future articles in this directory. Do not miss them, whatever you do.
If you have missed any of the previous articles on no stop, hedged, forex trading using the grid system please contact the authors David Lloyd and Mary McArthur at GRID SYSTEM or for a free course showing you how to double your trading account in 3 trades go to FREE COURSE
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