Rules that backfired · Lesson 04
A stop rule that sounded smart would have cut my profit from $130 to $6
The replay · 33 real fills
- Gross as traded
- $130
- Gross with the rule
- $6
- Win rate
- 79% → 67%
- Verdict
- not adopted
"The rule never arms on a loser, so it does nothing on the bad trades and strangles the good ones."
▶ Watch the ShortWhat it taught me
The idea: once a trade is part way to target, trail the stop up to the high of day. Lock in more, give back less. It sounds obviously right.
I replayed it across 33 of my own real fills before using it. Gross went from $130 down to $6 and the win rate dropped from 79% to 67%. Test a rule on your own fills before you trust how it sounds.
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