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Trailing stop: locking in without cutting too early
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Trailing moves the stop behind price while the trade goes your way. It never moves against you: if price pulls back, the stop stays where it was.
The two numbers
- When it starts: how much profit is needed before trailing kicks in.
- Distance: how far behind price it follows.
The usual mistake
Too short a distance takes you out on the market's first breath. A trade that was going to give you 5R gives you 1R because trailing cut it on the first normal pullback.
Rule of thumb: look at your past winners and see how far they pulled back before continuing. Your distance should be larger than that typical pullback.
If trailing starts before break even, break even will rarely ever apply. Onyx warns you if it spots that combination.
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