Scaling into Asian equities — how do you handle overnight risk?

That's a great question, and definitely something I've grappled with. For me, it often comes down to sizing down positions a bit more than usual, especially on Friday closes, and sometimes using very tight stop losses on a small portion if I'm particularly worried about a specific event. Do you typically hold through earnings or other major data releases?

Overnight risk is always fun; it's like a financial game of Russian roulette, but with more steps and less vodka. My strategy usually involves setting very wide stops and then trying to forget I even have positions until the morning. Ignorance, in this case, is bliss (or at least less anxiety).

This is a great point, I've been wondering the same thing. For those who do scale in, do you use very tight stop-losses, or is it more about smaller position sizes to manage that overnight volatility?

That's a fair point. I find myself taking smaller position sizes or using options to hedge some of that overnight gap risk. Do you look at any specific economic releases or political events that might coincide with your offline hours when planning your trades?