I don't understand why people are always doing Longs and Shorts while ignoring the potential of NEUTRAL Trades.
95% of my Future trades are always NEUTRAL And they bring me easy profit everyday.
7 out of 10 trades end up in the profits on average everyday.
I presume that people want to make a lot of money quickly so they go for risky trades.
My opinion is that you should Long or Short only when there is a very strong market sentiment which you seriously perceive could lead to a significant change either ways. Otherwise be patient and let's NEUTRAL play the game for you.