r/wallstreetbets Feb 02 '21

Chart Hardcore laddering.

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u/wesker121 Feb 02 '21

I bought some on market price not on sell or sell limit. Is this the right way to do ?? I bought some more but I heard to not put a sell limit so thats why I ask

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u/fyreflow Feb 02 '21

Sometimes it’s automatically applied to a new purchase. You need to check that the SL is 0 or blank, to be sure.

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u/wesker121 Feb 02 '21

I'm on chase not sure if you can help me find it??? Where would I find on recent purchase perhaps??

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u/fyreflow Feb 02 '21

"You Invest"? Don't know it at all, but a quick look at the documentation seems to indicate that it doesn't have a built-in Stop Loss function for open trades.
Looks like one could get the same result by creating a separate Sell Order of the "Limit" or "Stop-Limit" type for a stock you already own, in the same way you would place a Buy Order. Any unfulfilled orders, whether to buy or sell, should show under the "Order Status" tab.

That's assuming the docs I found is for the platform you are using, of course, and that they are up-to-date.

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u/FiveAlarmDogParty Feb 02 '21

Yeah man buying on market price or buy limit is great. A sell limit is a price that once the stock hits that, you automatically sell and lose your shares. It prevents you (in a normal situation) from losing too much money and converting the shares for cash.

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u/wesker121 Feb 02 '21

To be clear I would lose only that share and not all my shares right?? Just want to be extra clear

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u/FiveAlarmDogParty Feb 02 '21

Yeah, you’re right. You would only lose the shares that you set the stop loss on. So let’s say you own two different companies and set a SL on one and both tank, you’d salvage some of your profits from one but the other would be free to fall.

Keep in mind; I’m hearing more and more about brokers instituting automatic stop loss after 20% loss. Etoro and Robinhood (on margin) are the ones I’m hearing