What to do the Day After the Trade is Executed
As with when to trade and how to enter, the following day’s activity depends on whether the stock gaps up/down or not. If the stock price doesn’t gap up or down, the stop loss is changed based on the previous day’s prices. If the stock gaps up or down, the stop loss is changed based on the current day’s prices. Whether based on the previous day’s prices or the current day’s prices, stop loss rule is the same.
• When the stock opens within 50 cents ($0.50) of the previous day’s close – if 6 cents below the previous day’s low is higher than yesterday’s stop loss, raise the stop loss to this new price. This is known as raising the trailing stop, which further limits the downside risk.
• When the stock gaps up or down 50 cents or more – wait 30 minutes for a gap down or 5 minutes for a gap up – if 6 cents below the today’s low is higher than yesterday’s stop loss, raise the stop loss to this new price.
