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Risk & reward · Lesson 08

Half my trade got stopped out and it still made money

VBIO · short

First half
bought back at target 1
Second half
stopped just above entry
Net
about +$14

"The half I'd already taken off kept the trade up about $14."

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What it taught me

My algo shorted VBIO and bought back half at the first target. The stock came back and stopped out the other half just above my entry.

Taking half off early gives up some big winners and turns trades like this into small ones.

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