Many of the more common commodity trading strategies actually serve two purposes. The turn of a profit is but one. A hedge is the other purpose. Hedging is a method of minimizing risks by attempting to purchase some form of insurance. As well as minimizing risks, it also usually caps potential [...]
We can classify trading strategies followed by all types of traders into two broad categories as directional trading strategies and non directional trading strategies. Both strategies require different types of approaches, different levels of market knowledge and different trading requirements. Directional trading strategies are trading strategies which include taking long and short positions in market. [...]