I missed the post where Julien claimed that he was a pro trader...but besides that, what he is saying is that a lot of people here view stop loss as a limit they place on the maximum they are willing to lose with little or no regard to the optimal amount required for the trade to succeed. The proper use of stop-loss is to prevent loss beyond a reasonable threshold for the return you are trying to gain. This reasonable threshold is often a lot higher than what many people feel "comfortable" with...but that's a risk that a trader needs to be comfortable with in order to be successful.
If you are trading on the 1H or higher charts with anything lower than 50 pips SL, you will find that your SL is hit more often than not. Lot sizes should typically be between 10-20% of your account balance.
Julien also makes a good point about identifying the OVERALL market trend by first looking at the broader timeframes before trading on any of the smaller ones. That simple habit can have a dramatic impact on the amount of successful trades anyone realizes regardless of the trading system they elect to use.
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