ATR Stop vs Fixed Pip Stop: Which One Should You Use for Which Asset?
A fixed pip stop ignores current volatility. Here's how an ATR stop adapts instead, and when a fixed stop still makes sense.
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Multiple R-based targets: how to manage your three exits
Exiting in one go often leaves gains on the table or cuts a position too early. Here's how to split your exit across three targets.
Risk-Reward Ratio: Thinking in R Instead of Dollars
The risk-reward ratio is expressed in R, not in dollars. Here's how that single unit transforms your trading journal, the way you compare two methods, and the decision to exit at TP1.
Position Size Calculation: The 3-Step Method (EURUSD, Gold)
Three inputs are enough to size a trade: your risk in percent, the distance to your stop, and the point value. Two worked examples, on EURUSD and on gold.
Structural stop loss on gold: stop getting hunted
An ATR stop sits at a mathematical distance without ever looking at the chart. Here is how to place a structural stop loss beyond the last swing, with an ATR buffer, on XAUUSD.
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