Profit in XLE, example of a good trade
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This XLE trade is an example of a good trade, as you can see in the daily chart below:
The entry and exit points are very clear. They are even obvious, aren't they?
In just a few days we obtained a profit of 2.26%.
(yes, of course it's not that much, but... if we extrapolate that gain to one year it means 203.4% per year. So let's be grateful)
In retrospect, it seems like an easy trade, but as you know, if you've been trading for a while, when you're about to open or close a position things don't seem so clear.
Just take a look at the same trade on the 15 minute chart.
So how can you recognize a good trading opportunity and what to do to take a good position?
Here we have some things that work for us:
- See the full image
- Make sure you have good levels working in your favor.
- Define a strong stop loss
- Define a realistic goal
- Manage your position