Forex Term

Correlation

How closely two pairs move in relation to each other.

Correlation measures how two currency pairs tend to move together. A positive correlation means they move in the same direction, a negative one means opposite. Understanding it stops you from unknowingly doubling the same risk by opening two highly correlated trades at once.

Example

EUR/USD and GBP/USD are often positively correlated, so they frequently rise and fall together.

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