strategy_trailing_stop

An automated trailing stop loss strategy tracks high watermarks and triggers market sell orders when stock prices fall below configured drop thresholds. This Skill executes that logic automatically by processing sellable stock sets and integrating with Alpaca trading APIs for order execution.

Floor-only trailing stop logic automatically raises the high watermark as stock prices increase but never lowers it. This tracks peak performance without repainting historical data, ensuring the trailing stop only moves in a favorable direction to lock in gains.

Yes, the trailing stop strategy supports per-stock custom drop and raise percentages alongside sensible defaults. This allows traders to match the automated exit thresholds to their individual risk tolerance for each specific position.

Yes, integration with Alpaca trading APIs is required for order execution and state persistence. This Skill is designed to run within automated paper trading workflows, specifically processing sellable stock sets from master trading orchestrators.

Automated trailing stop exits eliminate manual price monitoring by tracking high watermarks and triggering sell orders when prices drop below configured thresholds. Invoking this strategy as part of a master trading run automatically evaluates and executes risk-managed exits for eligible stocks.

The trailing stop strategy processes sellable stock sets from master trading orchestrators to validate position quantities before executing sell orders. This ensures automated risk-managed exit strategies only apply to eligible stocks within your automated paper trading workflows.