Do you trade your own country's currency differently?

Trading your home currency has a built-in bias: you read local news more vividly and think you know where the economy is going. Sometimes that's an edge; usually it's an emotional overlay.

Do you trade your own country's currency differently? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

Share:

  • whether you trade pairs containing your currency
  • how local news affects your read of it
  • a time the home bias cost you
Do you trade your own country's currency differently? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The inflation targets guide helps you read your own central bank like a trader, not a citizen.

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