Here's a little guide on how to place a stop loss, for the people who keep asking me via email.
How To Place A Stop Loss In The Right PlacePlacing a stop loss in the right location is often the difference a successful trade and a failed one.
Most traders think it's okay to place a stop loss anywhere.
.....It's not.
A stop loss MUST be placed at a price that, if reached, confirms your view or analysis of the Crypto to be incorrect.
In other words.....
If you buy a Crypto because you think it's price is going to rise, you need to place a stop at a point that, if broken, confirms the price is likely no longer going to rise anymore.
There are many points that are good locations for you to place a stop loss.
However, the best point is at the most recent swing low.
For those who don't know, a swing low is what's created when the price of a Cryptocurrency stops falling and starts rising.
They're usually (but not always) created by traders and investors buying a large amount Crypto, and can be found on every currency and on every timeframe.
Because they're created by traders and investors buying a large amount of Crypto, swing lows are great places to put your stop loss.
The reason why is simple:
Somebody who buys a large amount of Cryptocurrency doesn't want the price to fall below the price they've bought at, as it will cause them to lose money.
A swing low, because it's created as a result of someone buying a huge amount of Crypto, is a point that someone doesn't want the price to break, meaning....
If the price does fall below a swing low, it's a good sign the traders/investors who caused the low to form have sold their Crypto, thus, is a sign the price is now more likely to continue falling than it is rising.
How To Find A Swing Low (The Easy Way)Explaining how to find which swing low to place your stop at is not easy.
Thankfully, there's an indicator that marks all the lows automatically.
Here's how to set it up:
First, go onto tradingview and open up the "Indicators" tab.
When the tab opens, enter "Swing" into the search box and then click the "Swing high low & support and resistance by patternsmart" indicator.
A bunch of blue and red dotted lines will appear.
Each of these blue and red lines mark where a swing low (and swing high - which is the opposite) has formed, red lines show the swing highs and blue lines show the swing lows.
Now, we only need to see the swing lows.
So the next step is to change the settings of the indicator so that it only shows the swing lows (blue lines) and shows the right lows, because at the moment it's only showing the most significant lows, we need to see the less significant ones aswell.
To change the settings, right click one of the dotted lines and select "Settings".
In the menu, change the "Swing Length" to 6 then click the "Style" tab and de-select the top two plot boxes.
The chart should change to now only show red lines.
With that done, you can now begin using the lows to place stop loss orders.
Easy.
Trade Example
A stop loss ALWAYS has to be placed immediately after you buy some Crypto.
So right after you buy you need to find the most recent dotted line, figure out what price it's at, and then set your stop loss to the same price.
Here's an example.....
Let say you buy some Bitcoin on the 31st October (blue arrow).
Now you've bought, you need to find the most recent swing low (dotted line) and figure out what price it's at.
In our case, the most recent low is found at 12212 and formed on 31st Augast.
So now you go onto your Broker or Exchange and set the price of your stop loss to 12321.
SummaryThere you go guys, just a quick little guide on where you should place a stop.
I'll have my analysis of Bitcoin and Etherium up soon, stay tuned.