What is the best way to manage loosing trades?
Nov 08, 2017 at 07:27
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Member Since Nov 13, 2015
12 posts
Nov 08, 2017 at 07:27
Hello everyone,
I'm interested to know your recommendation on managing loosing trades, best way to close them to prevent further loses.
Would it make sense to close a loosing trade AS WELL AS any winning trade or trades that sum the equal amount of the loosing trade...
ie. LOSSING TRADE -$10.00. (close)
WINNING TRADE +$10.00 (close)
I'm interested to know your recommendation on managing loosing trades, best way to close them to prevent further loses.
Would it make sense to close a loosing trade AS WELL AS any winning trade or trades that sum the equal amount of the loosing trade...
ie. LOSSING TRADE -$10.00. (close)
WINNING TRADE +$10.00 (close)
Nov 08, 2017 at 15:39
My 2 cents would be to manage every trade independently unless the strategy uses multiple entries. Losing trades should always be closed at the predetermined stop level at worst (most good risk management systems would try to close losers quicker). Otherwise they have a tendency to snowball and eventually blow the account. Thanks.
Member Since Aug 27, 2017
994 posts
Nov 08, 2017 at 15:40
If you have a good trading strategy then it would be easy to you! In this case, high profit ratio helps me a lot! Usually, I don’t open any trade which offers me below 1.5% profit ratio.
keeping patience.......
Member Since Aug 27, 2017
994 posts
Nov 09, 2017 at 15:47
Well, I use stop loss position thus I can avoid big losses in my trading! In addition, I follow tight money management as well as risk management policies in my trading.
keeping patience.......
forex_trader_449466
Member Since Aug 04, 2017
31 posts
Nov 10, 2017 at 10:41
You should never open a trade without a plan. Not only you need a target, you also need to know when your entry is wrong and you have to get out. And I am not talking about a stop loss, you can exit manually. I call it emergency target.
Member Since Dec 12, 2017
10 posts
Dec 17, 2017 at 08:21
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forex_trader_309212
Member Since Feb 29, 2016
10 posts
Dec 17, 2017 at 13:48
Always have an exit strategy.
Member Since Dec 11, 2015
1487 posts
Dec 17, 2017 at 14:51
That is something one's trading plan should take into account. Different strategies require different approaches, there's no one universal answer to that question.
Member Since Mar 02, 2017
50 posts
Dec 18, 2017 at 07:17
There is a lot of strategies to deal with losing trades.
1) Stop Loss - soft one (based on individual trade) or hard one (based on account balance), static or dynamic...
2) Averaging and its variants (Martingale, grids...),
3) Hedging,
4) a combo of everything.
The best one??? It depends of your trading strategy.
1) Stop Loss - soft one (based on individual trade) or hard one (based on account balance), static or dynamic...
2) Averaging and its variants (Martingale, grids...),
3) Hedging,
4) a combo of everything.
The best one??? It depends of your trading strategy.
Trade safely... Remember, a high Drawdown means a high risk!
forex_trader_483142
Member Since Dec 17, 2017
6 posts
Dec 18, 2017 at 07:26
Place a stop loss at support or resistance based on your entry and trading time frames. Always use a stop loss in leveraged trading.
Dec 18, 2017 at 14:54
I would prefer martingale, but only in 3-4 steps on every new signal. If your signals are reliable, there is no need to close trade in loss. So lets say I would open 0.01 lots, than 0.02, 0.04 and finally 0.08
If market still goes against you, and 4 signals failed, close all, review strategy and restart
If market still goes against you, and 4 signals failed, close all, review strategy and restart
Member Since Mar 02, 2017
50 posts
Dec 18, 2017 at 15:15
profijet posted:
I would prefer martingale, but only in 3-4 steps on every new signal. If your signals are reliable, there is no need to close trade in loss. So lets say I would open 0.01 lots, than 0.02, 0.04 and finally 0.08
If market still goes against you, and 4 signals failed, close all, review strategy and restart
People use martingale and averaging in a wrong way. When you are trading, some support and resistances will define a change in master trend. When this change happens, Martingale, grid, aversging fails miserable. But if you sell at .382, .500, .618, .786 and .886 in a Fibo retracement, but incrising your lots... it is an Averaging or Martingale strategy, with a SL at 1.000, where trend shows signs it has ended. 0.01 + 0.02 + 0.04 + 0.08 + 0.16 = 0.33 lot. I think it is better than place the 0.33 lot at 0.618 for example.
Trade safely... Remember, a high Drawdown means a high risk!
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