[It sucks, but just let the price hit your stop loss] Imagine | The Real Rayner Teo

[It sucks, but just let the price hit your stop loss]

Imagine:

You buy 1 standard lot of GBP/USD at 1.4300 and have a stop loss at 1.4250.

This means if the price drops to 1.4250, you will exit the trade for a loss of $500 (or 50 pips).

Now, this is fine if you allow your stop loss to do its job.

However, you might be thinking…

“I know the market is about to rebound.”

“I’ll look like an idiot if I were to sell right now and only to watch the market reverse higher.”

“Let me hold on to the trade for a while longer and sell at the next rally.”

And what happens next?

The market collapsed another 500 pips.

Eventually, the pain is too much to bear and you forced yourself to exit your position.

And because of your hesitation, a $500 loss amplified into $5,500.

So, the bottom line is this…

Honour your stop loss.

It’s there to protect your trading account even though it’ll make you look like a fool once in a while.