| bagsby32 23 posts
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 | 3/19/2011 5:32:41 AM 
 Where can I find info on how to write exit filters for my scans?   Any examples of exit filters would be helpful.  Thanks.
 
 
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| four 5,087 posts
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 | 3/19/2011 8:15:06 PM 
 I don't know your entry criteria...
 
 ideas
 
 1. exit when close crosses over a moving average :: close crossed above ema(5)
 2. exit when rsi crosses above a value  :: rsi(2) crossed above 29
 3. exit with a profit or number of days :: .25 profit  or  3 days since buy
 
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| bagsby32 23 posts
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 | 3/20/2011 8:10:06 PM 
 Four, thank you for taking the time.  You have me heading in the right direction.
 
 
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| jimvin 179 posts
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 | 3/20/2011 11:53:12 PM 
 Another approach is to set a traiking stop-loss on your picks.  O'Neill recommends 8%, but I've found the market too volatile; others recomend from 5% to 10%.  For my style of trading (buy Monday at open, sell Friday at 3:30) that a 5% loss works well.
 
 
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