Perfect entry. Wrong exit.
Missed profits. Premature stop loss.
Here’s how exits ruin great trades—unless you fix this.
Most traders focus too much on entry—but exit is where the money is made. You need two things before placing any trade:
1. FTA (First Trouble Area) – the first level where price may react or stall.
2. Final Target – the real goal, where most of your profit lies.
Now for your stop loss:
It shouldn’t be “where you feel safe.” It should be where your trade idea is invalidated.
Here’s the simple truth:
If a key level flips (support becomes resistance or vice versa), your setup is no longer valid. That’s your exit. Period.
Also, once price moves in your favor and forms new support/resistance, shift your SL below that. Trail your stop smartly, not emotionally.
This is how seasoned traders ride big moves and cut bad ones early.
Plan your exit like your entry—every time.