Time-based stops: do you exit after X hours regardless?

FTC Community TeamStaff17 Sept 202689 views

A trade that hasn't worked after a set time is probably not the trade you planned — the setup has expired even if the stop hasn't hit. Time stops cut the slow drift and free the margin for real setups.

Time-based stops: do you exit after X hours regardless? — leverage and margin diagram — Leverage: a small margin controlling a larger position

Do you use them?

the time limit and how you chose it
how time exits compare with price exits in your journal
the setups where time stops fit best

Time-based stops: do you exit after X hours regardless? — central bank rate path diagram — A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

The order types guide covers the mechanics of scheduled exits.

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