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Long/Short Bias

  • #1
  • First Post: Nov 2, 2009 7:07pm Nov 2, 2009 7:07pm
Hi,

If you had to estimate the percentage of long-only market participants, what do you think the number would be? I'm assuming there's less of a long bias in forex when compared to the stock market. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks.
  • #2
  • Nov 3, 2009 2:30am Nov 3, 2009 2:30am
Quoting cornelluva
Hi,

If you had to estimate the percentage of long-only market participants, what do you think the number would be? I'm assuming there's less of a long bias in forex when compared to the stock market. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks.
Long and Short are very relative in Forex. If you Long on EUR/USD then you are also Short on USD/EUR. It's just a matter of convention. So, I guess in Forex there is no strong bias in any side.
  • #3
  • Nov 3, 2009 7:28am Nov 3, 2009 7:28am
Thanks for your response. I keep reading that everywhere...

If there is no bias toward long investing in forex...at least in terms of being long the base currency, then how can it be true (if in fact it is true) that prices fall significantly faster than they rise?
  • #4
  • Nov 3, 2009 8:48am Nov 3, 2009 8:48am
Quoting cornelluva
Thanks for your response. I keep reading that everywhere...

If there is no bias toward long investing in forex...at least in terms of being long the base currency, then how can it be true (if in fact it is true) that prices fall significantly faster than they rise?
In Forex? I don't think its true that the Forex rates fall faster than they rise. Where did you read it? Was there some statistical research on this?
  • #5
  • Last Post: Nov 3, 2009 9:01am Nov 3, 2009 9:01am
I always hear people talk about it that's all. I'm not aware of any statistical research.
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