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This article explains an original trading concept used on this site.
In the FX world, discretion has long been discussed as a binary choice: either you use discretion, or you don’t. However, this site focuses on the wide space that exists between those two extremes — the amount of discretion itself.
Through this perspective, we introduce the idea that each trading method has a specific amount of discretion at which it performs best.
To work with this “amount of discretion,” we first define Discretion Intensity (a 0–100 scale). Then, within that scale, we define the value at which a method achieves its highest performance as Optimal Discretion Intensity.
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Why introduce the concept of Discretion Intensity?
For many years, discretion in FX has been described using vague terms such as “intuition,” “experience,” or “feeling.” As a result, there has been no technical framework for treating discretion as a measurable quantity.
- EA advocates: “Zero discretion is the only correct approach.”
- Discretion traders: “Intuition is everything.”
- Academic approaches: either full automation or full discretion.
The middle ground between these extremes has remained a black box for decades.
This site introduces a new framework that treats discretion as a quantifiable variable. That framework begins with Discretion Intensity.
Definition of Optimal Discretion Intensity
Optimal Discretion Intensity is the level of discretion at which a trading method achieves its highest performance.
Discretion Intensity is treated as a 0–100 scale:
- 0 → fully automated trading
- 50 → semi‑discretionary
- 100 → fully discretionary
Within this range, every method has a specific intensity at which it performs best — its Optimal Discretion Intensity.
This definition alone is sufficient. The value of this concept lies not in mathematical precision, but in the perspective it provides.
Key Characteristics of This Concept
- The first framework to treat discretion as a measurable quantity This perspective has never existed in the FX world.
- Allows exploration of the optimal point between method × discretion The “semi‑discretionary zone” between EA and full discretion can finally be structured.
- Quantifies the balance between reproducibility and adaptability A domain previously dominated by intuition can now be treated systematically.
- A site‑specific original concept No other FX site uses this terminology or framework.It is an original concept created to express my own way of thinking about discretion.
Summary
We introduce the idea that each trading method has a specific amount of discretion at which it performs best.
To handle this “amount of discretion,” we define Discretion Intensity as a 0–100 scale. Within that scale, the point where a method achieves its highest performance is called Optimal Discretion Intensity.
No other FX site uses this terminology or framework. It is an original concept created to express my own way of thinking about discretion.