Stop Letting Winning Trades Turn Into Losers [Do This Instead]
Oct 28, 2025Stop Watching +1R Winners Round-Trip Into Losers: The 1.5R Rule You’ll Use TodayYou’re up $300… $400… $500 on a clean supply-zone short.
Chart looks perfect.
Chart looks perfect.
Then—wick, reverse, stop-out.
+1R → 0 → –1R. If this haunts you, Mitch and Ryan from Precision Trading Labs just dropped the exact rule that ends it. In this 2-minute clip, they dissect real futures setups (ES, YM, Micro Gold, Crude) and reveal when—and how—to move your stop so winners stay winners.
The Simple Rule: +1R to +1.5R = Lock It Down
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Profit Level
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Action
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+1R
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Move stop to break-even (or trail below recent swing)
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+1.5R
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Mandatory: Take partials OR move stop to +0.5R–1R
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+2R+
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Let runners breathe—but never below +1R
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Why? At +1.5R, you’ve proven the thesis. Anything less than break-even from here is giving back edge.
“Drilled the Zone” = Take 1R Like an AdultScenario: Price blasts through your demand/supply zone with momentum.
Supply Zone
┌──────────┐
│ │ ← Entry short
└──────────┘
DROP ↓↓ (Drilled = no base, no fight)- If price drills the zone (closes 1–2 ATR beyond), take 1R at market or scale out.
- Do NOT wait for 2R+—momentum fades fast.
- Trail the rest only if fresh higher-timeframe structure supports.
- Entry: $2,650 zone
- Drilled to $2,630 in 3 candles
- +1.2R hit → scaled 50% → trailed rest → +2.8R total
Break-Even vs. Partial Profits: Context Is King
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Context
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Stop Strategy
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|---|---|
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Fresh Zone + High ATR
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Hold to +1R → move to BE → let breathe
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Old/Retested Zone
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+1R → partial 50% → trail with 0.5 ATR
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Low Volatility (tight base)
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+1.5R → full exit or tight trail
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- Stop buffer = 0.5–1 ATR below zone
- Never trail tighter than 0.75 ATR until +2R
Real Examples (ES / YM / Gold / Crude)
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Market
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Setup
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Management
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Outcome
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ES
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4H supply retest
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+1R → BE, +1.5R → partial
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+3.2R
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YM
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Drilled demand
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+1R full exit
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+1R (no regret)
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Micro Gold
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Overnight base
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+1.2R → trail
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+4.1R
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Crude
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Choppy retest
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+0.8R → cut
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–0.2R (saved)
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Why This Works for Prop & Funded Traders
- No drawdown traps → Stay under 1–2% daily risk
- Consistent R:R → Pass evaluations faster
- Set-and-forget → Place orders, walk away
Implement Today: Your 3-Step Checklist
- Pre-trade: Mark zone + calculate 1R, 1.5R, 2R levels
- At +1R: Move stop to break-even
- At +1.5R:
- Take 50% off OR
- Move stop to +0.5R
Want the Full System?We teach this every week inside Precision Trading Labs.
Includes:
- Zone grading (A/B/C)
- ATR-based stop calculator
- Trade management flowchart
About Precision Trading LabsWe help busy professionals build a repeatable, screen-free system using:
- Price action
- Supply/demand zones
- Iron-clad risk rules
Never Give Back a Winner AgainDrop if you’ve been stopped at BE after +2R.
Or comment: “Send the PDF!” Let’s lock in those gains.
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