Profit
Exit: 10% (2.5 pts) and will trigger the order if price reaches
27.50
Loss
Exit: 5% (1.25 pts) and will trigger the order if price drops to
23.75
Combining a Profit Exit and a Trailing Stop
Exit
Buy:
100 shares Dell @ 25.00
Profit
Exit: 10% (2.5 pts) and will trigger order if price reaches 27.50
Trailing
Stop Exit: 10% (2.5 pts) and will trigger order if price drops
2.5 points from any price below 27.50, or if the price only drops from
25.00, the exit would trigger at 22.50
Combining a Stop Loss Exit and a Trailing Stop
Exit
Buy:
100 shares Dell @ 25.00
Loss
Exit: 10% (2.5 pts) and will trigger order if price drops to 22.50
Trailing
Stop Exit: 5%
(1.25 pts) and will trigger order if price drops 1.25 points from any
price above 23.75 (22.50 + 1.25); Loss exit would kick in first if price
were equal to or below 22.50
Using All Three: Profit, Trailing Stop, and
Stop Loss Exits
Buy:
100 shares Dell @ 25.00
Profit
Exit: 10% (2.5 pts) and will trigger order if price reaches 27.50
Loss
Exit: 5% (1.25 pts) and will trigger order if price drops to 23.75
Trailing
Stop Exit: 5% (1.25 pts) and will trigger order if price drops
1.25 points from any price above 25.00 (23.75 + 1.25); Loss exit would
kick in first if price were equal to or below 23.75 or profit exit would
kick in if price reaches 27.50.