hedging — It depends on platform/broker and probably the size of the trade too. I'd say most brokers look at each trade separately so even if they were perfectly opposite your available margin would decrease with each trade. Large clients who ...
Wait and watch — You should probably avoid major news days entirely at the beginning. Maybe do some practice account trading on news days to get a feel for how the market responds to news, but the market will respond differently in different ...
Use a practice account for impulse trades — The easiest solution for learning patience is to make your impulse trades in a practice account. You will either learn that your impulses are usually right (unlikely) or you'll learn that ...