A long on NQ filled 4.50 points above where it was placed. The 1:1 target filled 46 seconds later for $500. Price went on to clear 1:2 before reversing through the stop — so 1:2 would have paid double...
A short on NQ fifteen minutes after the open. The 100-tick target filled in eighty-one seconds for $500. Price then reversed forty-six points beyond where the stop sat — so the identical trade held fo...
One trade a day on NQ, first thirty minutes of the open, thirty trading days. A 100-tick stop against a 100-tick target, with 200 and 300 ticks recorded — one sample scored three ways. Published as it...
A 1:3 profit target only needs a 25% win rate to break even, but that doesn't make it the best target. This guide works through the math on 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3, including break-even win rates, expectancy...
Trailing a stop once you're in profit is the most universally recommended habit in retail trading, and across 40,000 simulated trades it lost money in every version that kept a target. The tighter the...
The Break-Even Reflex: Why Moving Your Stop to Break-Even Quietly Costs You | TrailingStopLoss ▸ Trading Psychology The Break-Even Reflex 🕑 ~10 min read 🧠 Loss aversion in disgui...
