
Originally Posted by
Ikhtiar999
Often in the chat room there are a trader friend who nanya: "green already 100 pips ya ..., close not ya?" Do not know anyway ... he said githu in order to find real opinion ato just showing off. What is clear, if I were asked my advice in short heck would say: "close ajah, take profit mo wrote really bother". Well, if requested advice Rada seriousness heck, I would say: "Liat its trend once wrote, if already weak, close ajah, if still strong, sliding SL wrote her".
trailing stops
Well, shear-shear SL is called a trailing stop and essentially intended to protect the profit that we have gained. Speaking of sliding-shift problem SL (and TP) is, each trader has a habit each. There is a regular trader friend who shifts every 10 pips SL, there is also a benchmark shift every half TP SL. That is, if for example he took the TP 50 pips, the SL will be the removal of every 25 pips.
There are traders who use a support-resistant benchmark in shifting SL, there is also a Fibonacci levels as a benchmark. Whatever standard we use to shift the SL, which obviously does, hopefully with these efforts, we have gained profit will be protected. Not to actually position've "ever" green, but since then the movement reversed course, ultimately it is our loss dapet. But we can actually shift the SL, we also can shift our TP follow the trend strength.
It takes patience of its own, especially if we are trading on a trading platform that requires us to do this manually sliding shift. However, by shifting TP (and SL) we will be able to continue to follow the trend without the "loss" spread. The point? Look, we are able to close the position immediately clicking the green already to be able to take immediate advantage that we get. Kalopun trend was still continuing, we are able to open position again.
Yeah, this way is easier, but to repeatedly perform open-close position, means we will many times also affected by the spread. Yes if spread "only" 2 pips sometimes in multiple brokers, to a certain pair-pair, spead could reach 9 to dozens of pips that of course would be passable if unavoidable. Well, do the trailing TP and SL can be made to follow the movement there, without repeatedly exposed to spread.
The main obstacle to this is the lack of patience trailing. Moreover, if the trading platform that we use requires us sliding TP and SL manually. We must be diligent monitoring chart and shift manually SL or TP is certainly passable takes extra time and patience. For traders who can spare only a relatively limited time to trade, could be manually trailing this is difficult to do.
Frankly I myself often have to periodically check the position of SL or TP plus shifts if possible. But sometimes yes "cheated" anyway. Once in check, uh, already terclosed position. Perhaps essentially human nature are less grateful yes. Already hit TP, how ya how could still regret too. Usually that comes to mind: "Well .. why had just grab 50 pips anyway ... when motion is up 100 pips more ..." Well tuh ... if my mentor said, regretting decisions that we have taken in the trade a sign that we have not had psychological matured to become a trader. But anyway, I agree with the opinion of a friend, SL green that it can make the heart more calm. So? Yes painstaking-patient was doing trailing.