How do you set a stop on a chart you can't read yet?

Beginners are told to put stops at "logical levels", then realise they can't yet see logical levels. In the meantime, a fixed-distance stop or an ATR-based stop keeps losses bounded while the eye develops.

What did you use before you could read structure?

• fixed pips, a percentage of daily range, or ATR
• how you chose the number
• when you switched to structure-based stops

The ATR guide gives a method that doesn't need pattern-reading skill.