Hi Gertje :hi:Gertje » Thu May 10, 2018 8:55 am wrote:Don’t worry about the swap, I trade the -ve swap as well and have an average swap cost of 1 pip over all trades measured.
With an average winning pip per trade of 38.2 it’s marginal.
I wouldn’t want to loose the winnings from the -ve swap trades for this.
I hear you loud and clear.
I wouldn't get an average of 38.2 pips per trade on the smaller timeframes
but Ok I will start another test with the same configuration
and I will also add the 2 CAD pairs which were excluded because they had -ve swap in both directions.
As you know there are many ways to trade.
When I look at our list of pairs and see the same currency traded in different pair configurations
and knowing that one day a long trend will come, I have to be prepared for that day.
We all understand the risks involved with such an event and the pain it could inflict
so having +ve swap adding $ to our equity could prove to be a good thing.
In another thread I noticed you wrote that you prefer to use the account balance for your trade size calculation. Consistency is nice and this practice adds to the odds of recovery so many traders would do the same, BUT when things go wrong, our trade size will be increasing when our equity is decreasing and this IMHO could be a recipe for disaster ( this is especially high risk on a small trading account).
We've all experienced this pleasure in our trading lives
Don't get me wrong, I don't wish to criticize anyone,
I'm just pointing out some things which may not be obvious to some traders.