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Re: GEN: Barrier Stops



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There are hundreds of books and papers out there about entry and exit
strategies.  Stop lose placement and risk/money management.  Find one that suits
your trading style and use it.  Someone else's answer may not be yours.  Ira.

"Donald E. Thompson" wrote:

> I am just wondering about using something like the following.. say an 2x the
> half hour ATR at the time of
> the signal.??
>
> If its a retracement level in a trend up. or down.
>
> Don Thompson
>
> Linda Swope wrote
>
> :My struggle is finding a stop far enough away to allow for noise and yet
>
> > close enough to not blow the risk : reward ratio.  A solution might be
> > waiting for those classic 50% or 62% retracements.  Your stop (a barrier
> > stop of fib support) can be close to your purchase prices, greatly
> > increasing the risk : reward ratio.  Now to exercise the patience required
> > to wait for those retracements to set up so beautifully is another
> > struggle...