The major reason why suicide traders don’t want to use stop loss – part 2

[analyst75]

TIMELY EXIT

 

 

“Successful Trading Is Not About Being Right.” – VTI

 

What is your tolerance for pain? Consider the following scenario. You have 10% of your account balance on the line. For the past two days, prices have been going in the direction you had anticipated, but today, an announcement was made that caused a market move that caused all your profits to be wiped out in an hour. What will you do? See if prices will move back to where you are okay again? At times like these, it is useful to have a clearly defined trading plan with a specific exit strategy.

 

Trading is inherently uncertain. You never know exactly what will happen next. That’s what makes the business exciting to some traders but nerve wracking to others. How you handle adverse events that make prices move against you depends on your personality. The best way to protect your capital is to use protective stops. When formulating your trading plan, you must decide how much pain you can tolerate. How much money can you lose before you have to exit the trade? You can set this exit point as a formal stop loss, you can use the automatic settings on your trading platform to set a stop, or you can use a mental stop (not recommended).

 

The problem with a formal stop loss procedure, whether it is a formal order or an automatic setting on your trading platform, is that a transitory change in price can ‘stop you out.’ if the placement of your stop loss does not adequately account for volatility. It’s hard to know how far a stock may move and a temporary drop can ruin your trading plan when a protective stop is not set properly. Mental stops may be more useful, but you run the risk of not being able to exercise your mental stop (think heart attack, nervous breakdown, stroke, personal emergency, computer failure, etc.). You can decide how far a stock price must move against you before you will liquidate the position. When prices reach the exit point, you can decide whether the low price is transitory or represents a significant change in trend. You can then exit the trade.

 

This all sounds good in theory, but depending on your personality, you may not be able to carry out this strategy. If you have trouble controlling your emotions and you use a mental stop, for example, you may have trouble closing the trade when it reaches your exit point. Some people panic and out of fear don’t close their position when their mental stop is reached. These people may need to impose the proper amount of discipline on their trading actions by using an electronic stop or a formal stop-loss order.

 

Minimizing trading losses is the hallmark of successful trading, but not all traders are equal when it comes to their ability to trade decisively under strain. If you want to trade profitably, you have to work around your personality. If you are cool headed, disciplined, and are willing to take the risk even under the most stressful conditions, you can use mental stops to protect your capital. But if you are easily shaken by choppy market action, you might want to use electronic, automatic stops to protect yourself. Whatever you do, however, minimize losses as much as possible. It’s the only way to trade profitably in the long run.

 

 

Author: Joe Ross

 

Source https://www.tradingeducators.com/edition-733

 

The article is ended with 3 quotes below:

 

“Getting out of trades too early with tiny profits very often is a sure road to bankruptcy. Sure it feels good to take some off the table right away…but it’s hardly ever successful in the long run.” - Marco Mayer 

 

“To make money out of these still requires good management. It is always challenging to see some traders make money from a trade while some traders lose money from the very same trade.” – Joe Ross

 

“Don’t let those losses lead to mindset traps that can stop you from taking the next trade. Change the way you think about your loss, and you’ll regain your motivation. I guarantee it.” – Louise Bedford

 

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[Sininfinity]

 

“Getting out of trades too early with tiny profits very often is a sure road to bankruptcy. Sure it feels good to take some off the table right away…but it’s hardly ever successful in the long run.” - Marco Mayer 

 

Agree with this. There are many traders who suggests the same thing. And it is the right one. In the long run one loss may take out several profits if a trader continues to do this.

[ElliotHarris]

I like the quote from Marco Mayer: Getting out of trades too early with tiny profits very often is a sure road to bankruptcy.

[Latham Lapard]

It’s a mistake that people who are greedy makes. I have done same and paid the price for it. So I have understood now that success is not about making double/triple money. It’s about making consistent money even if it’s 10-15% a month. I now target only that. It’s helpful with broker like FreshForex, as they are very special in my book with so many benefits to work with. I love their low spreads, fast execution of trades and much more.
 

[gds221]

I think everyone has an explanation of the use of their work strategy, and if they think it's right, why not?

[Erienner]

In general, you cannot do without losses in trading, any experienced trader will confirm these words

[gds221]

Usually such a skill requires experience and understanding when it is specifically worth applying this. And this may not be as simple as it seems at first glance.

[Gidencenti]

in fact, it all depends on the trader himself, his experience and approach to work

[Erienner]

that's right, everyone has their own approach to work, and already from this it is worth starting from

[Pyridge]

such traders are ordinary guys who cannot overcome that very tilt feeling

[Dora Wi]

On 9/13/2018 at 4:37 PM, analyst75 said:

Successful Trading Is Not About Being Right

I agree with this title. Many think that the most important thing is what percentage of your trades is made up of winning trades. It's natural that we want to be right most of the time. But this is not the most important thing because if your losses are big in comparison to your profits, you won't be a profitable trader even if you are right 99% of the time.

Things can go wrong even if you use a stop loss order, but I still think that's the better option for most people. You don't need a heart attack or a stroke for a mental stop to not work, much more trivial things can deter you from exiting on time.

[Gidencenti]

well, such traders cannot work a lot in profit, but in vain, they could control themselves better

[Vaabum]

Alas, traders often fail to make the right decisions. No matter how strange it may sound, but often traders are simply not ready for this.

[qXrumerw]

Yes, indeed, those who want to earn money quickly probably should not start forex trading. Thank you for the recommendation of FreshForex, although Im not sure that I will ever use it.

 

[Vaabum]

Most often, the reason is that traders simply do not have enough experience. To get more experience, I started working on a demo account of the ExpertOption broker to get a positive result.