Hey everyone. Do any of you professional traders out there have advice on the best situations to use stop-loss in a trade? It would be much appreciated.
ricseb
Stoploss is the mandatory. The market is highly volatile and when the market moves against(price direction) your analysis it is the stoploss that saves you from getting liquidated.
Where are Three types of Stop loss:
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Stop Loss Limit — this is to prevent you from completely losing all your capital from a sudden drop (for longs) or sudden spike (for shorts) in price action. Once a stop loss trigger has been reached your trade initiates your stop loss limit price. Once this limit price has been reached, you’re exited out of the trade. This will ensure that your loss is minimised.
2.
Stop Loss Market — the same as stop loss limit, however your trade will be “immediately exited” at the market price. I highly recommend using this over the stop limit when you’re not close to your computer (or on any occasion for that matter).
When price drops, it drops fast. There’s a good chance that your stop limit price will not activate and you’ll be left holding the bags (debt). Using the stop loss market, ensures you that during a strong dip, you keep your losses to a minimum. You’re guaranteed an exit out of the trade, which again, is not always likely with stop loss limits.
3.
Trailing Stop — think of this as a “moving stop loss” that follows the current price by a set value.
Example: $1000 at BTC entry price of $6500 with a trailing stop loss of $250 would mean that if the price action decreases to $6250, you would be stopped out (exit the trade).
However, if your price increases to $7000 and then drops $250, it would be stopped out at $6750. This is a great feature to use when you’re trade is already in profit.Trailing stops will ensure that you take advantage of quick spikes in price if you’re not by your computer.
Depending on the market volatility your market reading skills you can use the stop loss
Even I learnt this from some article out there. Read as much as you can and also use stop loss.