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Always Trade With a Stop Loss
We have heard it said, “The first loss is the smallest.” This means that when you are stopped out at your stop loss this will be the smallest loss as compared to letting it run and thinking the trade will come back. Then when the trade becomes more than you can deal with you close the trade for a huge loss and are happy to have anything left in your account.
Losing is a part of trading. Controlling those losses is good money management. A stop loss is as important as a good entry or exit signal. We suggest starting out with a small number of lots, placing your stop loss, then adding on to the trade when it goes in a positive direction. If the stop loss is hit you have only risked a small portion of your account. It is ok to lose if you are in control of the losses.

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When most traders start to trade they think of entering and exiting trades as the most important part of trading. Then one day it dawns on them that there is more to trading; it is called Money Management. By controlling losses and protecting profits, a consistent building of your account becomes a reality.
Trading is just as much about losing as it is about winning. Where the advantage comes in is with proper Money Management. Forex Strategy Secrets has a very effective entry and exit method that enables traders to trade on the side of probabilities all of the time, when traded correctly. Markets move up, down, and sideways and even with the best programs there will be a losing trade once in a while. One thing you must realize is that all professional money managers have losses. They make money by using good Money Management techniques!
The thing about traders is that they primarily focus on making money and not preservation of capital or keeping what they have. By making a guess you could be right half of the time. Once you have made your entry into the market, you need to protect your position in the event your guess was wrong.

First of all, you should only enter the market with a small number of lots, then set your stop so there will only be a small loss. When the trade goes in your direction you should add onto the trade for greater profits. For every dollar you lose you can make 3 to 5 times that amount by adding onto the trade and managing your money. You might ask: how do I know how and when to add on to a trade? That will be covered at another time.
A key point is to follow the rules of trading and money management is the most important rule for trading long term. Always trade with a stop loss, and know where you will set it at the time you enter a trade. Always enter a trade with a tester size trade. This means start out small and then add onto the trade as it goes in a positive direction. This way only a small portion of capital is risked in the beginning.

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