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Ten Years of Data on Where to Put Your Stop
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Stop loss is insurance, not a profit tool
- Stop loss is insurance
- Not a profitable tool
- Statistics show stop loss shrinks losses
- Sell-offs wiped profits over 10 years
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Win rate and loss frequency over 10 years
- Win rate 73.8% over 10 years
- 11% of trades lost money
- 2026 win rate 72%
- 2027 loss frequency 7%
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Stop loss percentage and trade outcomes
- 30% stop loss exits 51 trades
- 24 losers, 27 winners
- Red exit = wrong trade
- Tail exit = real loser
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Cost and savings of stop losses
- 50% stop loss saves $30 on bad trades
- Costs $43 on good trades
- Average loss on 10 worst trades: $977
- Stop loss reduces average loss to $177
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Stop loss impact on P&L and risk
- No stop loss: average P&L $27
- 30% stop loss: P&L $22
- 50% stop loss: P&L $14
- Risk: 85% loss without stop loss
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Tight vs. wide stop loss trade-offs
- Tight stops are expensive insurance
- Wide stops are cheap but don't mitigate losses
- Consistency beats aggressiveness
- 50-70% stop loss is best for portfolio
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Avoid stops hitting out of the money
- Stops should not trigger out of the money
- Use theoretical analysis tool to determine in-the-money levels
- Stop loss should reflect actual risk
- Position sizing is more important than extra insurance
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