Trend trading: what's your trailing method?

Trend followers keep losses small and let winners run — which means the trailing method is the strategy. Below the last swing, under a moving average, or an ATR chandelier: each trail captures a different share of the trend.

Trend trading: what's your trailing method? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

What's yours?

  • the trail rule in precise terms
  • how often you get shaken out versus riding the trend
  • whether you've tested alternatives on the same entries
Trend trading: what's your trailing method? — trend versus range diagram
A trending market compared with a ranging one

The moving averages guide and ATR guide cover the main trails.

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