Forex strategy · Advanced
Carry Trade
Seek to benefit from interest-rate differentials while also managing the currency price risk of the position.
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Typical timeframeDaily, Weekly
Market focusPairs with meaningful and persistent rate differentials
When the strategy tends to make sense
Stable risk conditions and persistent monetary-policy divergence.
When it tends to fail
Risk-off shocks, central-bank repricing and abrupt currency reversals.
Testing checklist
- Check the broker’s actual swap/financing schedule.
- Understand which side of the pair earns or pays financing.
- Map central-bank events and rate expectations.
- Use conservative leverage because holding periods can be long.
- Separate financing return from spot FX gain or loss in the journal.
Key risk
Positive carry does not protect against a large adverse move in the currency pair.