{"id":6090,"date":"2020-01-29T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T15:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/blog\/?p=6090"},"modified":"2022-04-06T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T19:04:58","slug":"how-manage-winning-trades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/blog\/how-manage-winning-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Properly Manage Your Winning Trades Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6124\" src=\"https:\/\/new.morpheustrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Optimized-winning-trades.jpg\" alt=\"how to manage winning trades\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Optimized-winning-trades-110x55.jpg 110w, https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Optimized-winning-trades-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The main stock market indexes kicked off 2020 at record highs, but have finally started to pull back over the past week.<\/h1>\n<h2>Now more than ever, having an objective and clearly defined exit strategy is <em>crucial<\/em> to locking in maximum gains on your winning stock trades.\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the overwhelming majority of traders, knowing when to <em>sell<\/em> is exponentially more difficult than knowing when to <em>buy.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many trading-related books devote several chapters to technical analysis and how to buy a stock, but offer minimal information regarding <em>when to sell.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raging bull markets make entries even easier, but knowing how to properly manage a winning position is key to maximizing your profits when stocks inevitably correct.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Continue reading<\/em> to discover how Morpheus Trading can provide you with a simple and effective strategy for managing your winning trades now.<\/p>\n<h2>+17% Gain on Breakout Entry&#8211;But Now What?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our nightly swing trading newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/services\/swing-trade-alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Wagner Daily<\/em><\/a>, we are currently long Sea Limited ($SE) with an unrealized gain of 17% since our buy entry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We bought $SE due to the bullish &#8220;cup with handle&#8221; like pattern that developed from August-December of 2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also liked the high volume gap up above resistance at $32 (in November), which was clearly a bullish signal by itself:<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.morpheustrading.com\/~rick\/\/charts\/2019\/200126SEBLOG.png\" alt=\"$SE\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This trade is working out really well so far, with the price holding above near-term support of the 10-day moving average since breaking out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we never know exactly how far a stock will run, we simply let the price and volume action guide our decision on when to sell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping an open mind for every trade, <em>we<\/em> <em>react to price action, rather than trying to predict it.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling is never an easy decision, which is why we rely on <strong>one amazingly simple indicator<\/strong> to help manage our winning trades. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out about this top sell signal indicator, along with other hot tips for managing your winning positions, at our <strong>FREE Morpheus Boot Camp webinar on Wednesday, February 5 at 8:00 p.m.EST.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Register now to attend our upcoming boot camp session by visiting the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/morpheustrading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morpheus Trading Facebook page<\/a><\/strong>, then simply pressing the \u201cFollow\u201d and \u201cLike\u201d buttons.<\/p>\n<p>Your Morpheus Boot Camp webinar will automatically appear in the timeline of our Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/morpheustrading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">page<\/a> when the one-hour livestream event starts at <strong>8:00 p.m. EST on February 5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>TIPS:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When viewing the Facebook Live feed, expand the video player window to full screen for the best viewing experience.<\/li>\n<li>Press\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inyourowntime.zone\/2020-02-05_20.00_America.New_York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0to convert the event time to your local time zone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>See you at boot camp!<\/p>\n<p>Deron Wagner | founder @ morpheustrading.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main stock market indexes kicked off 2020 at record highs, but have finally started to pull back over the past week. 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