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Trailing stop calculator
A trailing stop follows the price and never moves back. See where yours sits now, what it has locked in, and how the trail you chose behaves as the move runs.
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Where the stop goes
An example with typical numbers. Change any box to use your own.
Move the stop to 4,020.00. That locks in 1.00 R if it is hit.
- The trail
- 20.00 in price behind the best price: 1.00 R, so the trade gives back that much from its best before it closes.
- Break-even
- The stop reaches the entry when the best price is 4,020.00: it is there already.
As the buy runs: the best price, where the trail leaves the stop, and what that locks in.
| Run | Best price | Stop | Locked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 R | 4,010.00 | 3,990.00 | -0.50 R |
| 1 R | 4,020.00 | 4,000.00 | +0.00 R |
| 1.5 R | 4,030.00 | 4,010.00 | +0.50 R |
| 2 R | 4,040.00 | 4,020.00 | +1.00 R |
| 3 R | 4,060.00 | 4,040.00 | +2.00 R |
| 4 R | 4,080.00 | 4,060.00 | +3.00 R |
| 5 R | 4,100.00 | 4,080.00 | +4.00 R |
1R is the first risk, entry to first stop (20.00). Spread, slippage and gaps are not included: a gap can jump past any stop.
Education only, not investment advice. The answer comes from the numbers you typed in, not from your account or the market. Simulated results are hypothetical and have limits: real trading has slippage, gaps, changing results and emotions. Trading leveraged products can lose money quickly, including all of it. Risk warning
Educational only, not financial advice; trading involves risk.
A tight trail feels safe and costs the big winners
A trailing stop trades two things against each other: how much of a move you keep, and how often ordinary movement closes you out before the move happens. A close trail locks in profit early and then gets hit by the first normal pullback; a wide one gives back more at the end but stays in the trades that run. A trail measured in ATRs keeps the same balance when the market gets quieter or wilder.
- How often normal wiggle alone reaches a distance: the stop noise check.
- Taking part off at a target instead: the scale-out planner.
Not advice. The answer is arithmetic on the numbers you type, not a view on any market.
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