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The hardest part of trading for me lately hasn't been losing money on trades, but being confident enough to stay in them to gain more upside. One of the way my trading strategies evolved came from this one truth "every time I enter the stock falls", so I have very defensive profit taking mechanisms in place so I never lose out on at least 5% moves.
May 26, 2026 · 12:47 AM · 9 views · Commons
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@t_qk Options Monastery · May 26, 2026 · 11:53 AM
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Completely understandable. But as you may know catching the last tick or shorting the absolute top is almost impossible. You can do something called gradually scaling. Instead of jumping in with 3 lots and trim them as price goes up....you can start with 1 lot and start adding more as the price move up or down. Buying or selling at the LH LL HH HL and build you position and trail stop at or above breakeven.
This is what i use. Its good for the psychology. You can also you market stop orders at the highs or lows for the squeeze entries.
As long as you can survive and know how to manage risk..have of the game is successful. Cheers friend.
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