Note that waiting for this retrace entry at the key support level would have allowed you to get
a tighter stop loss on the trade and a 4R profit as a result.
Not exact matches
However, since the bull flag pattern did not follow - through to the upside, we maintained a very
tight stop on the additional shares, which we closed for a tiny
loss of 1.6 %
on August 2.
This provides a
tight stop loss with our
stop loss just above or below the pin bar high or low and a large potential risk reward
on the trade as a result.
Our
stop loss on this setup would be around 100 pips and the upside potential would be over 300 points, this is how professional traders look at the market; analyze levels, look at the price action signals, nice
tight stop and nice wide profit target.
We can see price did re-test it
on October 2nd of 2013, and a blind buy entry would have worked well here with a
tight stop loss just below $ 1277.00.
Our
stop loss on this setup would be around 100 pips and the upside potential would be over 300 points, this is how professional traders look at the market; analyze levels, look at the price action signals, nice
tight stop and nice wide profit target.
On this setup my
stop loss was set at 93 pips, setups like this allow for nice
tight stops which make for great risk to reward ratios.
This provides a
tight stop loss with our
stop loss just above or below the pin bar high or low and a large potential risk reward
on the trade as a result.
Note the 50 % retrace entry of the pin bar, this is an entry technique we teach
on our courses and it works good
on long - tailed pins, giving you a much better risk reward potential due to the
tighter stop loss distance.
Or, at the very least, keep a very watchful eye
on the stock and set a
tight stop loss potentially.
When identifying a
stop loss point, it's vital to assess how
tight the
stop loss is
on your preferred exit point.
This gets you a better entry because it significantly improves the risk reward profile of a trade by allowing you to place a
tighter (smaller distance)
stop loss, making it more likely that you'll make 2R or more
on a trade.
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