In terms of trading rules, futures do not have to be closed on the same day, allowing futures companies to hold positions overnight.
Holding positions overnight is risky. Because of this risk, some traders will prefer to do intraday trading, thinking that this operation is safer, but they may also fail because of other trading traps.
Second, why not hold positions for the night? What are the risks of holding an overnight order?
For domestic futures traders, whether it is short-term or long-term, the time difference between internal and external transactions may aggravate the risk of overnight positions;
Even if there is no time limit, some sudden risk "black swan" events that may occur overnight, or heavy data will lead to the opening of the market the next day, which will make traders feel scared and dare not hold positions overnight.
If the trend is consistent with your position, you may get rich profits by holding positions overnight, but once the above risk events occur, you may face huge loss risks.
For varieties that are greatly influenced by the external market, such as Shanghai copper futures, when the domestic market is closed, the international market is still trading. In case you go in the wrong direction and don't control your position well, when you wake up the next day, your account may have insufficient futures margin. If there are three boards in a row, the futures will explode.
Third, what should I pay attention to when holding positions overnight? What are the skills of holding an overnight position?
The premise of holding an overnight position is that your overnight order conforms to your own trading system, and your action of holding an overnight position must be based on your trading plan.
In addition, we have summarized five skills of holding positions overnight, hoping to make your overnight order relatively safe:
1, judge the long-short direction and recognize the current trend.
It is a principle that the long-term market cannot keep orders overnight and the short-term market keeps more orders. At present, the market as a whole is a long market, and the short market must be clear, and you can't hold positions against the trend.
2. The variety trend is consistent with the overall trend of the external market.
If it is contrary to the trend of the external market, it is necessary to be cautious to hold positions overnight. At present, many varieties in China are still greatly influenced by the external market.
3, it is best to have a certain profit list.
As long as the general trend remains unchanged, we might as well follow the trend and make profits get bigger profits.
4. Pay attention to fund management and control the proportion of positions.
Strictly control positions. If there is not much room for profit and there is not much floating profit in positions, the proportion of overnight positions should not be too heavy, and light positions are appropriate.
5. Refer to some important technical analysis tools.
In the case of indicator * * * vibration, it is relatively safe to hold positions overnight, such as holding more than one position overnight, and it is best to keep the current price above the 5-day moving average, and vice versa.