A government shutdown is not a financial crisis, but it will test trading discipline.

It must be emphasized: a US government shutdown ≠ systemic financial crisis.
Historically, multiple shutdowns have not directly triggered market crashes. But they create an environment that is extremely unfriendly to traders: repeated news, wavering positions, emotions dominating prices.
At such times, the importance of trading discipline is magnified infinitely. If your strategy is based on clear trends, then you should reduce your position size; if your style is short-term trading, then you must accept higher uncertainty.
Personally, during these phases, I tend to:
* Reduce high-frequency trading
* Keep cash reserves
* Only lightly test key price levels
Because during a “political bargaining period,” every market rally or dip may just be a whisper of negotiation progress. What you often gain is not judgment but luck.
And in trading, the most unstable source of profit is luck.
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