Quote from RunTrade:
I believe something was discussed like this a long time ago.... if i recall it went something like:
if there is a 50/50 chance of a stock moving up 5 points or down 5 points, applying proper risk management creates a winning system. Stop loss at -1 point; take profit at +2 points.
It got a lot of people thinking...wish I could find the thread.
If this strategy could ever be successful, I think it would work best with option trading. Manage a system based on "hitting homeruns" on highly volitile stocks.![]()
The question here is what is the probability of the dollar stop being hit. Not the 50/50 outcome of the 5 point move.
50/50 for a 5 point move in one direction without retracements...then you might have something.
...