Trading Tip - Which Type Of Stop Loss Is Better in 2020?

Trading Tip - Which Type Of Stop Loss Is Better - Dollar Based or Volatility Based?

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When I started algo trading, I was repeatedly told "always use a volatility based stop loss."

"Avoid dollar stops," all the experts said. I took it as an absolute truth.


Then one day I started "cheating" by using dollar based stops in my algo trading. I was shocked at what I found.


Maybe some market adages (like “never use dollars stops”) aren’t all they are cracked up to be…

As a market researcher and trader, don’t you owe it to yourself to investigate?


Here is a video breakdown of dollar based and ATR stops, along with a neat way to possibly improve ATR stops.

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Your Trading Guide: Kevin Davey has been algo trading futures for over 25 years, and is currently a full time trader. He is a 3 time international futures trading contest trophy winner and the author of 4 best selling trading books.


Kevin can be reached via e-mail at kdavey@kjtradingsystems.com.

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