Stop Loss Order: Do Not Take That Huge Loss!

It is said that to win in the stock market, one has to earn more money than it loses. That is common sense and it is not hard to understand why. What is hard is to actually perform in such a manner. To be able to achieve that and make a living out of the market, one will have to use every single tool he can find. One of the greatest tools available to a trader is a stop loss order.



Stop loss order



A stop loss order will let you decide and set beforehand what is the maximum loss that you will withstand. That way you might be able to plan exactly how much is your maximum loss for one particular trade plus all other trades that you might have at the moment. Then, since you know much you can lose if all your trades go wary, you just need to make sure that your winning trades will surpass that number. It sound easy but is not. If you have tried, you know it.



Many professional traders only get the right trade about 50% of the time or maybe even less. "But how can they earn so much then?" one might ask. It is because of their profit/loss ratio. When they lose, they lose 1, maybe 2. But when they win, they might win 10, 20 times that loss. So even if they lost 5 times in a row, IF all those losses are low, his winner will be more than enough to have a net profit.



So, to be successful whilst trading in the stock market, one has to pay attention to its position sizing and always make sure that his profit/loss ratio is positive. That way, even if you are wrong most of the time (don’t worry, most of us are), you still might be able to make a profit and have a decent earning on the long run.