Originally Posted by
siriusly_invested
Trailing Buys? That's new to me, Charles. In my TDA trading account I can do trailing stops by % or monitary values, but I've never seen a trailing buy. Frankly, I'd rather not allow automatic buys in this volatility. I'd much rather try to keep a constant vigil and buy only when I think it is truly not in a yo-yo state. I prefer to read my charts, pick the places where I anticipate the buy is right, and only when it satisfies that criteria, then I'll manually exercise the buy..............Trailing stops make more sense to me, and I'm not sure I'd feel comfy with a trailing buy.