My Trade Point [Okachan-man]
In a market where algorithmic trading by institutional investors is thriving, Okachan-man says that it may be too late for the average trader to trade after obtaining information. To address this, he is working on a method called ahead-of-time trading. I wonder what kind of trades he will make?
※This article is a reprint and revised edition of an article from FX攻略.com August 2020 issue. Please note that the market information described in the text may differ from the current market.
Okachan-man Profile
From Fukuoka Prefecture, born in 1980. Hobbies are news searches and bar hopping. Special skill is not sleeping. He started FX in 2011 and now lives a comfortable life as a full-time trader. He has abundant intellectual curiosity and exceptional information gathering and analytical abilities. His abilities were recognized by the “Trade Team Inishie,” and he became a central figure in the team. He excels at swing trading based on fundamental analysis.
Inishie-style FX Blog:Fundamental Trade
Looking for information that carries the breath of trends
My trading point is ahead-of-time trading centered on fundamental analysis. I predict the trend in advance and enter before the trend occurs.
Nowadays, with the spread of social media, especially Twitter, the information gap between individual investors and institutional investors may have been eliminated. However, although the information-gathering gap has disappeared, a gap in trading systems has emerged.
Large funds and investment banks are shifting to system-based trading such as algorithmic trading and AI (artificial intelligence) trading. They now trade at speeds that individual manual traders cannot match.
For individual investors to obtain information, analyze, and trade, the speed is too slow, and the price has already moved. Therefore, since trading after obtaining information cannot compete with systems, he conducts ahead-of-time trading by entering in advance.
When engaging in “ahead-of-time trading” centered on fundamentals, I look for information that suggests a future trend. In most cases, I search for things with high market attention. Looking at past cases, trends often arise at turning points or changes in elections, wars, financial policy, and fiscal policy.
Since entering 2020, I have built a buying strategy for AUD/USD. I will explain exactly what kinds of materials I used, how I foresaw them, and how I constructed the strategy.
