{"id":12635,"date":"2010-09-05T09:51:06","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T13:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=12635"},"modified":"2010-09-05T09:51:06","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T13:51:06","slug":"most-commonly-used-daytrading-technique-by-professional-forex-traders-partial-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2010\/09\/05\/most-commonly-used-daytrading-technique-by-professional-forex-traders-partial-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Commonly Used Daytrading Technique By Professional Forex Traders- Partial Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Warren Seah<\/strong> &#8211; The day trader opens and closes all his trades when the market is  open during the trading period and does not hold positions overnight.  Day trader usually use 1- minute to 15- minute charts.<\/p>\n<p>Why would the partial close method be popular among the day traders?<\/p>\n<p>Partial close method allows for short term trading and also the benefits  of riding on longer term trends and profiting from them. This is how it  is done:<\/p>\n<p>Entering a trade with multiple contracts that provide the freedom to  take a portion of the positions off when a predetermined price is  reached based on market structure and short-term behaviour, allowing for  the balance to profit in the short run and also capitalising on  longer-term market behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Trading multiple contracts is one of the most misunderstood trading  concept. When trading multiple contracts, there is a tendency for  traders to take on excessive risk. Multiple contracts allow forex  traders to cover part of his position and exit a portion of his  contracts at pre-defined take profit level. Next, he will shift his  initial stop loss to entry price.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty about using partial close method is when market suddenly stop  him out of the trade by hitting his stop loss, he would still make a  profit. If his stop loss is never triggered, he will enjoy the rest of  the trade participating in the trend for as long as it lasts with no  risk, knowing that no matter what happens at the very least he has  already bank in a small profit.<\/p>\n<p>It is very important to only trade which 1-2% risk per trade or 5%  maximum risk per day. Sound money management is what keeps the  professional traders from making money consistently in the long term.  Protect your investment equity like you would protect yourself from  hazards.<\/p>\n<p>Partial Close Example<\/p>\n<p>Trading Eur\/Usd as example, your account size is $25,000 and you choose  to risk 2 percent on this trade. Two percent of $25,000 is $500. Your  trade entry is buy Eur\/Usd at $1.2300, and your stop loss is placed 50  pips away from entry price $1.2250. You will trade with 1.00 (1 standard  lot or \u20ac100,000) and stay within your risk parameters.<\/p>\n<p>If you get stopped out before having a chance to partial close, your  loss would only be 2 percent, which is an acceptable and expected risk.  Therefore, this potential risk should not create any trading stress.  When your trade becomes profitable, partial close will come into play.  After which, stop loss will shift to break-even price ($1.2300) and you  will use trailing stop strategies to manage your trade and bank in  profits based on price action.<\/p>\n<p>The psychology of partial close method is to reduce stress by locking in  profit which would help forex day-traders not only to profit from short  market action but also stay in longer-term market behaviour with his  remaining positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About the Author<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Warren Seah<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Introducing 11 Exit Strategies, What Every Disciplined Traders Need &#8230;  Go Without It You Could End Up Being A PIP VICTIM Just Like Thousands  Of Traders Out There.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Download Your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forextrailer.com\/\" target=\"_new\">Partial Close EA<\/a> Now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Warren Seah &#8211; The day trader opens and closes all his trades when the market is open during the trading period and does not hold positions overnight. Day trader usually use 1- minute to 15- minute charts. Why would the partial close method be popular among the day traders? 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