I told you what I look for to “get in” an investment here and here. But what happens if things go wrong? When do I “get out”?

Let me turn the question back on you… When do YOU get out? At what point do you KNOW you’re wrong?

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This is YOUR MONEY. You worked hard for it.

And you’re just “winging it”? You’re just “shooting from the hip”? Really?

We’ve got to change that, RIGHT NOW…

I have a perfect example of how I know I’m wrong in a trade… and when it’s time to get out.

The example is real. My paid subscribers just went through it last week.

I will tell you what the investment is – but frankly, that doesn’t matter. What matters is the lesson.

Less than a month ago, I recommended that my subscribers buy the British pound…

The British pound had fallen to its lowest level in 30 years. And it was extremely hated – speculators had placed large bets against it. But we saw the start of an uptrend in place. It was worth a speculation. So here’s what I told my subscribers…

By setting a stop loss at the recent low, we’re only risking 2.3%. But if we’re right, and the pound recovers from its valuation and sentiment extremes, we could easily see double-digit gains… We have a risk-to-reward ratio of roughly 4-to-1. And that’s too good to pass up.

This is how I trade. It’s all about the odds…

When you have the setup you want to see… and your upside potential is four times your downside risk, you enter the trade.

So we entered the trade. But we got stopped out at the recent lows (a 4% loss). No big deal. Then, the big deal arrived… The bottom fell out of the British pound. Take a look…

You can see the British pound had hit new lows in July and August. When we entered the trade in September, I said to GET OUT if the British pound closed below those lows because that would mean I was wrong.

The British pound closed below those lows. It was time to get out. People who followed my advice lost no more than 4%.

After that, the bottom fell out… And the British pound kept falling, and falling, and falling.

So let me ask you again… If you are “just winging it” or “shooting from the hip,” when will you get out of a trend like this one? Now? Or will you buy more and double down?

What’s your plan? Do you know your upside potential and your downside risk? You don’t know if you don’t have a plan.

I know when the market is telling me I am wrong about an investment idea (when it hits a new low).

Remember, I wait to buy until there’s an uptrend in place. So a new closing low means that I am totally wrong about that uptrend. I get out the next day.

When are you wrong? When do you sell?

It’s fine if your exit plan is different… But my goodness, have a plan – and follow it!

Good investing,

Steve

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Source: Daily Wealth