Active Risk/Position Management is achieved through adding and scaling out of a trading position throughout a move. The goal is to eliminate position risk by taking profit on part of a position while the market moves in the desired direction of the trade. By capturing profits, the core position is protected against the market failing to reach the desired target area and stopped out at a loss.
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