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You Missed a Trade - Now What?

You Missed a Trade - Now What?

Update: 2025-11-10
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You didn't get a fill on your original entry.  The trade would have been profitable for a bit, then it comes back to your original entry price.  Do you take the trade?  We go in-depth, answering this common dilemma.

  • Your default should be to take the trade if it still matches your system
  • There's more information to decide on - what can you add to your backtest?
  • What are post-entry columns, and how can they help?
  • How deep thinking about the issue can help you create brand new strategies

Here's the original article Dave wrote on this topic.



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Before you go!

If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.

I hope to see you there!

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You Missed a Trade - Now What?

You Missed a Trade - Now What?

Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss