{"id":"risk-stop-loss-calibration","category":"risk_management","title":"Stop-Loss Calibration by Regime","summary":"Fixed stops cause unnecessary exits in volatile markets; dynamic stops improve outcomes.","trigger":{"always":false,"sectors":[],"tickers":[],"regimes":[]},"ttl_hours":168,"content":{"equity_stops_by_regime":{"trending_bull":"3-4% stop — trending markets have normal retracements; tight stops shake you out","range_bound":"2% stop — range-bound requires precision; exit cleanly if support breaks","high_vol":"3-4% stop — VIX > 25 means normal daily moves are 1.5-2%; tighten too much and you'll be stopped constantly","trending_bear":"1.5% stop — bear markets have sharp bounces; get out fast on any deterioration"},"options_stops":{"single_leg":"50% of premium paid — exit if option loses 50% of its value","spread":"200% of premium received — exit if spread costs 2x what you collected","exception":"If 2 DTE or less with <$0.05 value — let it expire worthless"},"rules":["Set stop at order time — never after the position moves against you","Never widen a stop that has been triggered: 'hoping' is not a strategy","Use bracket orders (stop + limit) to automate — remove emotion from execution","Review stop placement weekly — adjust only to lock in profits (trailing stops), not to give more room to losers"],"verdict":"The biggest mistake in retail trading is widening stops on losing positions. Set it at entry, honor it at exit. The stop is the cost of being wrong — it should be sized so you can be wrong 50% of the time and still be profitable overall."}}