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Trading Hedge Mode: 8 Reasons Futures Traders Should Consider It
Recent crashes wiped out over $2 billion from crypto markets.
This is through liquidations when Donald Trump announced his tarrif wars with Canada, China and Mexico.
The portfolio swallowing monster did not get to me. I was left unscathed when all these liquidations happened.
You want to know why among other reasons? — Trading hedge mode.
Crypto has been extremely volatile the past four months.
Donald Trump and his policies and stances have caused sudden and significant movement in both directions.
Because trading in 2025 is mainly in the hands of retail traders and on mobile devices, the market reacts quickly to external influences as people FOMO buy or panic sell. This causes sharp volatility.
While spot traders may incurre huge losses when this happens, margin and futures traders could suffer massive liquidations wiping out their portfolios.
That’s where hedge mode comes in.
It is a feature of futures trading.
Just like you can lock in profits when the market is either going up or down in futures trading, hedge mode is a trading set up where you can…
