Traders shift to short-term tactics in response to tariffs — Web3 CEO

Traders are maximizing short-term profit strategies as the long-term economic outlook becomes increasingly unclear, Arrash Yasavolian said.

Traders are increasingly pivoting to quick, short-term profit-taking strategies, in response to US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, rather than letting their positions run, according to Arrash Yasavolian, CEO and founder of the Bittensor-based Taoshi AI-enhanced trading platform.

In an interview with Cointelegraph, the CEO said the tariffs have created headline-driven volatility across financial markets that can shift sentiment, often oscillating between extremes in a single day. This has made markets far more difficult to trade. Yasavolian added:

"That is the kind of behavior we have witnessed and we have shifted to this strategy internally as well," the CEO told Cointelegraph.

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