Safe-haven rotation: how do you trade risk shocks?

When fear spikes, money flows yen-ward and franc-ward and out of high-beta pairs. Trading the rotation means being early, small and nimble — the flows reverse as fast as they arrive.

Safe-haven rotation: how do you trade risk shocks? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

What's your risk-shock playbook?

  • the pairs you use to express haven demand
  • how you size and time entries during a shock
  • the shock that behaved differently from the textbook
Safe-haven rotation: how do you trade risk shocks? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The safe-haven guide explains the flows and their limits.

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