Trade management: what do you actually do after entry?
Entries get studied; management gets improvised. Yet the minutes and hours after entry — adjusting stops, taking partials, holding through pullbacks — decide most of the outcome.
Walk through your management:
- what you do in the first minutes after entry
- how you handle a position that stalls
- how you decide to intervene or leave it alone
The stop-loss guide and expectancy guide frame the decisions.
Background: How to manage open positions: the trade-management playbook
Entries get studied; management gets improvised — yet the hours after entry decide most of the outcome. Here is a framework for managing a live position without micromanaging it to death.
When should I move my stop to breakeven?
Only at a pre-defined trigger — typically 1R of profit or a structural confirmation — never on impulse. Moving too early converts winners into scratches, and the cost should be tested in your journal.
Should I take partial profits?
Partials make sense at pre-marked targets with the fraction decided in advance, and the runner's trail set at the same time. The scheme should be tested against a single-exit alternative before being trusted.
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