7.5Exit Rules
- ·The exit components to define
- ·Why exits belong to the strategy, not the moment
- ·The role of invalidation
- ·stop-loss
- ·take-profit
- ·trailing stop
- ·partial exit
- ·invalidation
The exit should be determined by the strategy rather than emotion.
The exit is designed before the trade, not discovered during it.
A defined partial exit at a prior high with a trailing stop on the remainder removes the in-trade debate.
Examples use historical or illustrative data only. They are not live market signals.
Write the five exit components for your setup and the exact condition for each.
Invalidation refers to:
Exits should be decided based on how the trade feels in the moment.
- 01Define stop, target, trail, partials and invalidation.
- 02Exits are strategy decisions.
- 03Predefinition removes emotional improvisation.
Educational content only. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to trade. Trading involves risk of loss, results vary between individuals, and past performance does not indicate future results. Only capital you can afford to lose should be exposed to market risk.