Questions tagged [stop-loss]
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Strategies for trading on a forecast
I have been experimenting with multiple methods of forecasting the daily high and low for a certain security. I have found a very basic ensemble of several common forecasting approaches is, well, ...
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Calculate optimal stop loss from MAE or MFE
I have a list of trades. For each trade I have the following information
Entry date and time
Exit date and time
P/L
MAE (Maximum Adverse Excursion, sometimes called within trade drawdown)
MFE (...
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What is meant by "a stop order may trigger another stop order?"
I came across this phrase today in my studies without examples, so I am unclear what the meaning is. This is in the context of stop market orders.
Is it referring to the scenario where, say, some ...
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Is this an Example where Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE) is not useful for a Stop-Loss?
Below is an attached screenshot of a scatter plot of a long position Percentage Return of a Asset Security on the Y-axis, and the Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE) Percentage on the X-axis. Green dots ...
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Stop loss and take profit at the same time on binance
I found on some articles that in order to place a stop loss and a take profit at the same time for a long order, one should buy a market order and sell a stop limit order (with the stop loss value for ...
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Forex trailing stops - better alternatives?
I've been pursuing the holy grail of trading, short term FX trading, using machine learning. I've experimented with a ton of strategies but mainly those revolving around holding each trade for a ...
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