Hi Raunak , Could you please explain me how positional trade is different from a day/weekly trade if we consider STOP LOSS ? I heard lot of TA saying that they are positional traders but could not understand. What I mean , say I took a positional in script XXX with a stop loss R ( I can understand that this would be much deeper when compared to day STOPLOSS) . Will positional trader keep his positional even when his stop loss is hit on day one ?
Thanks in Advance.
Rajeabc,
For each trader definition of trade timeframes is different. Let me tell you how I define these for me.
Positional trades - 1 - 6 Weeks
Swing trades - 3-10 days
Investment trades - 6m - 1y
For me this definition keeps changing based on market strength and volatility.
Now coming back to how SL is decided. For swing trades, I keep a SL of 3-4% based on volatility. So if my swing SL gets violated tomorrow, I usually exit or cut my positions by 75%.
For positional trades I keep wider SL's and adjust accordingly. Even if market reaches SL, I prefer to review the situation first. If I feel, my view still holds value, I average my trades and move SL higher. Hope you get my point. It is all variable and depends on market situation. The key is to adapt to changing markets.
Tc