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Range-Based Trade Management: Exiting Without a Take Profit

In Episode 404 of Trading Talk, we explore a trade management system designed to operate without traditional take-profit targets. Instead of exiting at a fixed price level, this approach manages trades by capturing a percentage of the market’s total movement.

This range-based methodology allows traders to stay aligned with price behaviour while applying structured risk controls, making it particularly useful in systematic and algorithmic trading environments.

What This Episode Covers

  • How percentage-based exits replace fixed take-profit targets
  • The benefits and limitations of range-based trade management
  • Risk management rules applied within the system
  • A practical walkthrough using a single short trade example

We also highlight how these types of trade management techniques are developed and refined at Trade View, including insights shared at our upcoming 10th annual Algo Trading Conference, where a decade of research and professional trading experience is consolidated into practical, testable models.

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