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Old 05-22-2008, 06:51 AM
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Re: Risk/reward in the Long Run ...

simply put i think trailing stops is the wiser substitute for scaling out.

a r:r of 1:3 in a random market will obviously succeed. the market's not random but it's not against you either (so long as you're not a crowd :p). Scaling out is kind of like creating a new position in a new circumstance you're now uncertain of.

but yeah, as it was said, scaling out can only neutralize your r:r ratio imo. just trail it.


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