Maximum Adverse Excursion

Maximum adverse excursion is the worst point a trade went against you before it closed — the deepest drawdown within the trade. Plotted across a strateg…

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What is Maximum Adverse Excursion in crypto trading?

Maximum adverse excursion is the worst point a trade went against you before it closed — the deepest drawdown within the trade. Plotted across a strategy's history it shows how much room winners needed versus how far losers went, which is the evidence for where a stop should sit. Stops set without it are guesses dressed as discipline.

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