Trailing Stop (สต็อปตามราคา)

A Trailing Stop is a type of Stop Loss that follows the price. You choose a fixed distance, for example 50 pips. As the market moves in your favour, the stop moves with it and stays that distance behind. If price moves against you, the stop does not move back. It stays where it is, and if price reaches it, your trade closes.

Simple example

You buy EURUSD at 1.1000 and set a Trailing Stop of 50 pips. The starting Stop Loss is at 1.0950.

• Price rises to 1.1040. The stop moves up to 1.0990.
• Price rises to 1.1100. The stop moves up to 1.1050.
• Price then falls to 1.1050. The stop is reached and the trade closes.

The trade closes at about 1.1050, which is 50 pips above your entry. Without trailing, the stop would have stayed at 1.0950.

For a Sell trade, it works the other way round: the stop moves down as price falls.

Why it matters

A Trailing Stop helps you protect gains while still letting a trade run. It also means you don't have to move the stop by hand.

Common beginner mistake

Setting the distance too small. Normal price swings can then hit the stop early and close a trade that might have kept going. Setting it too wide gives back more of your gains. Also remember that in fast markets, the closing price can differ from the stop level (this is called slippage). A Trailing Stop reduces risk but does not remove it.