Akil Stokes (Tier One Trading)

Trail Your Stop Loss Like a Pro 📉🔒

The video explains how to trail a stop‑loss using pure price‑action signals rather than arbitrary distances. When price creates a new structure high—marked by a green candle closing above the prior high—the trader moves the stop below that breakout level, using a preset percentage, pip count, or fixed level. Each subsequent higher high repeats this process, continuously locking in gains. The presenter emphasizes, “Not a random number, but price moves this much, I trail,” highlighting that the trigger is a technical signal such as an outside return. He walks through a live chart, showing retracements and the stop shifting after each new high. Adopting this method provides a disciplined, rule‑based exit strategy, helping traders protect profits and reduce emotional stop‑loss adjustments, which can improve overall trade performance.