SML-160: Trailing Stop-Loss Orders
A trailing stop-loss is a stop-loss (SML-159) that moves up with the price when the stock rises, but never moves down. It helps protect your profit while still giving the stock room to grow.
How it works:
You set a trailing distance, either in rupees (for example ₹5) or in percentage (for example 5%).
The stop level stays that distance below the highest price reached since you started the order.
When the price rises, the stop level rises with it.
When the price falls, the stop level stays where it is.
If the price falls to the stop level, your sell order is triggered. It then becomes a market order (SML-157) or a limit order (SML-158), depending on the order type.
A simple example (5% trailing stop):
You buy a stock at ₹100.
Price ₹100: stop is at ₹95.
Price rises to ₹120: stop moves up to ₹114.
Price falls to ₹116: stop stays at ₹114.
Price falls to ₹114: the stop is triggered and your shares are sold at or near ₹114.
You exit with a profit of about ₹14 per share, before costs. A fixed stop at ₹95 would have let you lose much of the gain.
Why people use trailing stops:
Protect profits - The stop moves up as the stock gains.
Let winners run - You are not forced to sell early.
Stay disciplined - The exit rule is decided in advance (SML-110).
Important limits:
Too tight, and you get stopped out - Normal daily price swings can trigger the stop, and the stock may then continue to rise.
Too wide, and you give back too much profit.
No guarantee on the price - If a stock opens much lower the next day, you can be sold well below your stop level. With a limit-type order, the order may not be filled at all (SML-159).
Slippage in fast or illiquid stocks (SML-153, SML-154).
It does not protect from a slow fall - It simply exits you after the price has fallen by your chosen distance.
Choosing the distance:
A more volatile stock needs a wider distance. A calmer stock can use a tighter one.
Choose a level that fits your risk limit (SML-112), not a random
Not every broker or platform offers a built-in trailing stop-loss for all segments. If yours does not, you can raise your stop-loss manually as the price rises. Check what your broker offers, and whether the order lasts only for the day or longer.
Key takeaway:
A trailing stop-loss is a tool to lock in profit as a stock rises, without selling too early. It is not perfect, because gaps and fast markets can still give a worse exit. Choose the trailing distance carefully, and use it together with sensible position sizing (SML-118).
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The company is navigating decelerating revenue growth guided at 13–14% for 2026 and soft engagement, with its stock down substantially over the past year.
These moves can support the targeted 31.5% operating margin and free capital for higher-return areas such as advertising and live programming. The risks are real, however: potential short-term friction in film development, loss of institutional knowledge, and further pressure on creative velocity at a moment when YouTube and other platforms continue to capture viewing time.
With Q3 results due October 20, the key question is whether this efficiency push buys durable advantage or simply manages the costs of a more mature, competitive market. The period of unrestrained streaming growth appears to be ending; capital allocation and content ROI will now matter more than headcount.
Netflix’s biggest restructuring in four years - eliminating roughly 1,000 roles, or about 6% of its workforce marks a clear shift from expansion to operational discipline. The departure of film VP Doug Belgrad brought in by Dan Lin in 2024 to help run the original movie slate and executive Sheroum Kim illustrates how content leadership is being recalibrated alongside heavier cuts in product, tech, legal, and HR.
The company is navigating decelerating revenue growth guided at 13–14% for 2026 and soft engagement, with its stock down substantially over the past year.
These moves can support the targeted 31.5% operating margin and free capital for higher-return areas such as advertising and live programming. The risks are real, however: potential short-term friction in film development, loss of institutional knowledge, and further pressure on creative velocity at a moment when YouTube and other platforms continue to capture viewing time.
With Q3 results due October 20, the key question is whether this efficiency push buys durable advantage or simply manages the costs of a more mature, competitive market. The period of unrestrained streaming growth appears to be ending; capital allocation and content ROI will now matter more than headcount
Haaland became the FASTEST player to reach 60 Champions League goals in
60 games. Messi needed 80, Ronaldo needed 98, Lewandowski 85, Mbappe 89.
And City fans are barely making noise about it.
Then we’ll wonder why he doesn’t get the Ballon d’Or push. Manchester United and his brothers would have turn this into a month-long PR campaign if it was their striker!
We can’t expect the world to hype your striker if his OWN fanbase are not capable of doing it. As a City fan we need to do better for Erling Haaland for him to be able to accomplish these individual awards 🩵🔥
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