My investment philosophy [Kousuke]
Most people who succeed in FX have their own philosophy (way of thinking, stance) toward investing. In other words, without establishing this investing philosophy, it is very difficult to continue making profits in the long term. Let’s ask Kousuke, a skilled trader, what kind of investment philosophy he holds.
*This article is a reprint and revision of an article from FX Wealth攻略.com, January 2019 issue. Please note that the market information written in the body is different from the current market.
Kousuke Profile
Kousuke. Japanese Certified Technical Analyst (Certified Member of the Nippon Technical Analysts Association, CMTA®) ・ World Trading Contest WTC (Robbins Cup) 3rd place ・ GogoJungle indicator sales ranking No.1 ・ Monex Securities tie-up ・ Swiss Bank Group Dukascopy Japan tie-up ・ Appears on Radiko NIKKEI and others ・ 5-minute intraday trading logic “Proto-Ri-FX” is released. The clarity and accuracy of the logic, along with videos delivered to members, are supported, and the number of members exceeds 1,700.
Official site：https://oval-prime.co.jp/kousuke/
Twitter：https://twitter.com/kousuke_trader
Recognize trading and investing as separate things
Hello everyone, I’m Kousuke. Today I would like to write about “my investment philosophy.” Broadly speaking, trading can be classified as a small genre of investing, but personally I see a fairly large difference between trading and investing.
To explain my definitions: trading requires longer monitoring than investing, and when a chance comes, you trade each time to profit, like “fishing.” On the other hand, investing depends on the initial discernment, involves less time spent on each trade, and profits by holding for a long period, like “sourcing goods.”
Many people think trading can generate large profits in a short time, and indeed some succeed. But as a rule of thumb, I am convinced that trading with time spent analyzing and waiting for opportunities yields lower risk and higher profit over the long term. Therefore, I regard trading as “work” and believe it should be done with time invested.
On the other hand, I think investing is an effective way to grow assets without spending much time. For example, with “FX,” if you structure positions for the purpose of swaps or carry trades, you mainly adjust the number of positions according to global events, and the work and time involved are small.
In contrast, “FX trading” feels like a job where you trade daily and accumulate modest profits bit by bit. Therefore, I invest to create free time outside of trading (work). If profits gained through investing are saved, future tasks can be reduced, and if you invest in yourself or tools to enhance abilities or gain new profits, it leads to more time freedom.
As a result, assets increased through investing can be equated to time.
