Correlation strategies: trading the spread between two pairs

When two correlated pairs diverge, some traders trade the convergence — long one, short the other, with net exposure smaller than either leg. It's a different risk profile: less directional, more spread.

Correlation strategies: trading the spread between two pairs — currency correlation diagram
Two currency pairs moving in and out of correlation

Do you trade pair spreads?

  • which pairs you pair up and why
  • how you size the two legs
  • the divergence signal that triggers you
Correlation strategies: trading the spread between two pairs — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

The correlation guide explains how to measure the relationship.

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