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Output: Research filter
Input: Account equity, volatility, stop distance and exposure
Horizon: Before entry and throughout the position
Best use: Keep a loss or exposure decision bounded before a trade is placed.

Input: Account equity, volatility, stop distance and exposure.
Output: filter.
Use boundary: Keep a loss or exposure decision bounded before a trade is placed.

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How the method is built, and where it has been read

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Position concentration limit4 readings

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Pivot point4 readings

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Opening range breakout4 readings

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Drawdown limit4 readings

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Volatility position sizing5 readings

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Trailing exit5 readings

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Parabolic SAR5 readings

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Moving-average crossover6 readings

Read in the archive15 readings

1986The stop, the size, and the acceptable loss as one pre-entry gateStops and loss limits 1988Name the stop, then decide if the account can payDrawdown and survival 1992Opening-referenced percentile stops for same-session gapsStops and loss limits 1993Constructing parabolic time-price trailing stopsEntry and exit rules 1995Constructing a noise-buffered parabolic trailing stopIndicators and filters 1995Constructing parabolic SAR as an accelerating trailStops and loss limits 1997Constructing a parabolic trailing stop that only tightensStops and loss limits 2002Constructing volatility stops from average true range and parabolic SARStops and loss limits 2003Constructing bull and bear balance from session pathsIndicators and filters 2010Building loss limits from the parabolic stop-and-reverse plotStops and loss limits 2013Hard stops and small bets to keep a portfolio aliveStops and loss limits 2014Bounding losses with stops, leverage and break-even exitsStops and loss limits 2016A parabolic trailing stop is not a complete systemEntry and exit rules 2019Break-even stops require a new invalidationStops and loss limits 2019Bounding capital risk with phase-aware stopsStops and loss limits

This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.