My USD/JPY Long Position Suddenly Dropped | Over 100 Pips Negative but Still Holding

Yesterday, I entered a long position on USD/JPY.

But shortly after entering, the market suddenly dropped hard.
It looked almost like a currency intervention or a major sell-off.

Right now, my position is more than 100 pips negative.

■Large unrealized loss

At the moment, I’m sitting around 140 pips in unrealized loss.

Of course, seeing a large negative number on the screen is never comfortable.
But this level of volatility was already part of my risk assumption.

I prepared enough margin before entering the trade.

This is a long position, so swap points are being added daily.

That means even while holding the position, I continue receiving positive swap income.

So although there is unrealized loss right now,
the position is still generating value over time.

The market has already started recovering little by little.

I personally think USD/JPY could return toward the 158 yen level within about a week.

Of course, nobody knows exactly what the market will do.
But for now, I plan to stay patient and hold the position.

FX trading is not only about entering trades.

It’s also about:

Sometimes the hardest part is simply holding your position.

Big moves can happen suddenly in the FX market.

But if your risk management is prepared in advance,
temporary losses are sometimes part of the process.

Now I wait and watch the market carefully.

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