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Three Ways To Exit
There are 3 ways to exit a trade:
- stop loss is taken out
- take profit is hit
- exit at market
This example will demonstrate all three. For the Longs there will be a stop loss set 50 pips below the low; we will trail that stop loss at 50 pips below the low; a take profit will be set 75 pips above the high; and if we get 2 consecutive lower lows then we will exit at market.
| Direction | Rule Type | Rule Family | Line 1 | X / Line 2 |
| Long | Entry Rules | Line 1 is above X | MACD Histogram | 0 (zero) |
| Entry Rules | Line 1 is above X | RSI | 70 | |
| Entry Values | Enter At Market | |||
| Initial S/L Values | LOW - 0.0050 | |||
| Initial T/P Values | HIGH + 0.0075 | |||
| S/L Mgmt Rules #1 | Line 1 is above X | CLOSE | 0 (zero) | |
| S/L Mgmt Value #1 | LOW - 0.0050 | |||
| S/L Mgmt Rules #2 | Line 1 is falling | LOW Bar offset 1 |
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| S/L Mgmt Rules #2 | Line 1 is falling | LOW | ||
| S/L Mgmt Value #2 | Exit At Market | |||
| Short | Entry Rules | Line 1 is below X | MACD Histogram | 0 (zero) |
| Entry Rules | Line 1 is below X | RSI | 30 | |
| Entry Values | Enter At Market | |||
| Initial S/L Values | HIGH + 0.0050 | |||
| Initial T/P Values | LOW - 0.0075 | |||
| S/L Mgmt Rules #1 | Line 1 is above X | CLOSE | 0 (zero) | |
| S/L Mgmt Value #1 | HIGH + 0.0050 | |||
| S/L Mgmt Rules #2 | Line 1 is rising | HIGH Bar offset 1 |
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| S/L Mgmt Rules #2 | Line 1 is rising | HIGH | ||
| S/L Mgmt Value #2 | Exit At Market |
We used the stop loss management rules and values #2 here, but you can use any of stop loss management #1-#9 and take profit management #1, #2 to exit at market.
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