Disliked{quote} I don't think you understand how it's done. Being flat is the whole point, when you are flat you have literally frozen the trade, and if you close both successfully you have saved the first trade. The reason why It's so tricky is that it takes time, and ties up resources and attention. But the method by itself can be used in some freak situations. And I am going to give you one right now, at the weekly low or high a hedge position would come back 80 percent of the times. being flat is the whole point, of coarse the cost of spread is costing...Ignored
So rather than argue it, provide specific numbers for the trades and tell me where you entered exited and in what amounts and I can show you that hedging hasn't helped. Numbers please.
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