Where should I place my stop loss?
I either place my stop too close and get stopped out, or too far and lose too much. How do I decide?
For education only. This is not financial advice. Trading carries a high risk of loss.
I either place my stop too close and get stopped out, or too far and lose too much. How do I decide?
For education only. This is not financial advice. Trading carries a high risk of loss.
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Place the stop where your trade idea is proven wrong, not where you want to limit the loss to a certain amount.
Then change the position size to fit that stop, not the other way around. And never move a stop further away after you enter. You can move it to reduce risk, but widening it is how small losses become large ones.
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ATR is a good helper. A common approach is to put the stop 1.5 to 2 times the ATR of your chart timeframe away from the entry, then adjust it to the nearest structure level.
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