Trailing Stop-Loss and its strategies
Trailing Stop-Loss moves the stop as the trade goes into profit: first to breakeven, then along behind the targets that have been taken. That way part of the profit is protected before all the take-profits have fired.
What it is
| Type | What it does | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Trailing disabled | The stop stays where it was placed | — |
| Breakout % | Moves the stop to the entry price (breakeven) once the price has gone a set percentage away from the entry | percentage, 1–100 % |
| Breakeven (target) | Moves the stop to breakeven after TP #N is filled | TP number, 1–10 |
| Moving 1 | After every target taken, starting from TP #N, moves the stop to the previous target | TP number, 1–10 |
| Moving 2 | The same as Moving 1 but with a step of 2 | TP number, 2–10 |
| Breakeven (percentage) | Temporarily hidden | — |
In the bot card the current type is shown in the “Trailing:” line, for example “move to breakeven, trigger TP #1”, “move to previous TP, trigger TP #2” or “move to breakeven when price moves 10% from entry”.
The bot does not use trailing settings from the signal itself: “ℹ️ Trailing from signal is disabled. Using custom only.”
Where it is in the bot
Signal bot card → Trading settings → Stop-Loss → Trailing. The screen says: “Here you can manage Trailing”, and below it a hint: “1) Choose trailing type (Disabled / Breakeven % / Breakout % / Breakeven target / Moving 1 / Moving 2). 2) If needed, set the trigger with the "Configure" button or type the percentage.”
How to set it up
- Press the button for the type: Trailing disabled, Breakout %, Breakeven (target), Moving 1 or Moving 2. The bot replies “✅ Applied: Moving 1”.
- Press Configure and set the trigger:
- for Breakout % — a percentage: “Enter the percentage above the weighted average Entry price at which Trailing will be activated … Allowed range: 1% - 100%”;
- for the others — a target number: “Specify the TP order number after which trailing will activate. Range: 1-10 (for Moving 2: 2-10). Example:
3”.
By default trailing is off; the presets are Breakout 10 %, Breakeven (target) — TP #1, Moving 1 — TP #1, Moving 2 — TP #2.
Example with a calculation
LONG, average entry price 100, stop 95, targets: TP1 103, TP2 106, TP3 109, TP4 112.
| Type and trigger | Event | Where the stop moves |
|---|---|---|
| Breakout % 5 % | The price reached 105 | 95 → 100 (breakeven) |
| Breakeven (target) TP #1 | TP1 filled (103) | 95 → 100 |
| Moving 1 from TP #2 | TP2 filled (106) | 95 → 103 (TP1) |
| Moving 1 from TP #2 | TP3 filled (109) | 103 → 106 (TP2) |
| Moving 1 from TP #2 | TP4 filled (112) | 106 → 109 (TP3) |
With Moving 1, after TP3 the remaining position can no longer close worse than 106 — that is +6 % even if the market reverses completely. With trailing off the same reversal would have taken the remainder to the stop at 95.
Limits and allowed values
| Parameter | Range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Breakout percentage | 1–100 % | from the weighted average entry price |
| TP trigger number | 1–10 | for Moving 2 — 2–10 |
| Breakeven (percentage) | not available | temporarily hidden |
| Trailing from the signal | not used | your settings only |
Common errors and what the bot says
- “Invalid format. Enter an integer (1-10).” — the target number must be a whole number.
- “Order number must be in the range of 2 to 10” — for Moving 2 the first trigger is TP #2.
- “Percentage value must be in the range 1% - 100%” — the Breakout percentage is outside the range.
- “Trailing Breakeven percentage is temporarily hidden and unavailable.” — choose another type.
- “The currently set Trailing Type does not expect this menu” — you opened a trigger screen that does not belong to the selected type; choose the type first.
- “ℹ️ Trailing type already selected: Moving 1” — you selected it again, nothing changed.