Position Trading
Position trading holds trades for weeks to months, riding long-term trends and ignoring short-term noise.
Position trading holds trades for weeks to months, riding long-term trends driven by rates and policy. It needs few decisions but the discipline to hold through drawdowns.
Position trading is the longest-term style: positions held for weeks to months, driven by macro trends and fundamentals rather than short-term price action. It requires the smallest number of decisions and the least screen time of any active style, but demands the discipline to hold through drawdowns. Position traders care about interest rate differentials, central bank policy and long-term trends.
How It Works
- Weekly and monthly charts, macro fundamentals in the background
- Few entries, held across many sessions
- Swap income or cost accumulates over the holding period
Trading Tips
Carry and interest-rate trends matter more than any single candle
Size for the drawdown, not the entry - weeks of adverse move are normal
A position-trading plan reads more like a thesis than a trade setup
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