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There is a big misunderstanding about trailing stop losses that cause many amateur traders abuse ... result of losing money unnecessarily without even knowing why!

trailing stop losses are often used by amateur traders because they believe it maximizes profits and reduced losses. Although it may be possible in theory, in practice it is rarely the case. Let me elaborate a little more ...

Why trailing stop losses are rarely useful

In my experience of trading, and the experiences of many traders profitable trade, trailing stop losses often less potential benefit of a good job.

You see, the foreign exchange markets often tend itself: they tend to return repeatedly over a large movement, and there is often considerable "noise" and "whipsawing", as they tend.

During a major retracement in a trend, it is very common for your target stop loss to be triggered just before prices resume the initial trend. This limits your profit potential prematurely and you'll often be left with only a small piece of profit.

But!

trailing stop loss do have their uses ... but I strongly suggest you use them only if you are very sure of what you do. I recommend that traders expert to use this advanced tool.

Perhaps a better way for you to enjoy a trailing stop loss is to not use it once in a trade, you can manually change your level of stop loss to your entry price during the movement of market prices in your favor.

At least this way you will not suffer a loss no matter what. But if prices continue to climb, try not to move your stop to any other ... which will only limit the potential for profit as possible.