What's your backup plan when the internet dies mid-trade?

Internet drops, power cuts and platform outages happen to everyone eventually, and they always happen with a position open. The difference between a story and a disaster is preparation.

What's your backup plan when the internet dies mid-trade? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

What's your setup?

  • mobile data or a second connection as backup
  • where your stops live so they survive your connection
  • the outage you lived through and what you changed
What's your backup plan when the internet dies mid-trade? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Stops on the broker's server work even when your screen doesn't — worth checking yours are.

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