Indices DJIA S&P 500 DAX 30 Nasdaq 100 Nasdaq Comp Nikkei 225 FTSE 100 SMI DJ Stoxx 50 CAC 40 Hang Seng Kospi Nyse Comp AMEX   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -   10911 1137.4 5732.4 2127.7 2438.1 8981.9 5072.1 4984.1 2161.9 5732.4 19614.7 1817.4 7017.6 2174.7 Commodites Light Crude Oil Brent Crude Copper Gold Pallad Platinum Silver Dow Diamonds QQQQ   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -   83.08 106.28 1.17 1758.7 730.5 1782 38.21 109.16 55.42 Last update: 11-08-2011 14:29:00 (GMT - Live)

Profit Target Exits Neural network technology and trading systems Profit Target Exits Gunning Slippage Contrarian Trading Testing speed Linear Programming Optimization & Curve-Fitting What if the Markets Change? Monte Carlo Simulations Walk-Forward Testing What are genetic algorithms? A Plan for Identifying and Trading Pullbacks Automated Trading Systems for Financial Markets and Recommendations for Their Usage A successful trader should always know when to exit. A profit target exit is a limit order placed to close out a position when the market has moved a specified amount in favor of the trade. A limit order that implements a profit target exit can either be fixed, like a money management stop, or be moved around as a trade progresses, as with a trailing stop.