By Harold Hsu 2008/1/27
許多零手外匯交易者關注Stop Hunting，因為他們身為個人交易者，面對強大的“Stop Hunting”幾乎無力保衛自己的資金。
在這篇短文中，我將解釋『Stop Hunting』是什麼，以及如何避免成為它的獵物。
什麼是Stop Hunting？
基本上，止損狩獵是一種交易策略，推動市場價格的水平到我們的止損位置，試圖迫使零手交易者（像您和我）出場。這是一種投資銀行和對沖基金經理人所採用的策略，因為他們有資金這麼做。
簡單的說，大型金融機構買入（或賣出）大量的貨幣，導致市場價格上漲（或下跌），命中零手交易者的止損，導致我們虧損出場。其間，他們將可獲得我們損失的金額。
他們如何知道我們的止損水平在哪裡？
通常，這種情況會發生在交易圖表上，明顯顯示出支撐或阻力線。一條明確的阻力線，舉例來說，機構交易者們知道，許多零手交易者他們的止損點會在阻力線以上幾點的位置被觸發。
您的交易經紀商，也知道您的止損被觸發的確切位置。畢竟，他們提供您交易平台，不是嗎？
每當您把止損設定在交易平台，信息將被回傳到您的經紀商，他就會知道您確切的止損價格。
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Forex Training - What Is Stop-Loss Hunting?
By Harold Hsu
Many retail Forex traders are concerned about stop-loss hunting because they are virtually powerless as individuals to defend themselves the powerful "hunters". In this short article, I'll explain to you what stop-loss hunting is, and how you can avoid being prey to it.
What Is Stop-Loss Hunting?
Basically, stop-loss hunting is a trading strategy that tries to force retail traders (like you and me) out of our positions by driving the market price to a level where our stop-loss levels are placed.
This is a strategy that the investment banks and hedge fund managers adopt because they have the resources to do it.
Simply put, the big financial institutions buy (or sell) a large amount of currency that causes the market price to go up (or down), hitting the retail traders' stop-loss levels, and causing us to exit the market at a loss. In the meantime, they will gain from our losses.
How Do They Know Where Our Stop-Loss Levels Are Placed?
Usually, this happens when there is an obvious support or resistance line on the trading charts. With a clearly defined resistance level for example, institutional traders will know that many retail traders will place their stop-loss trigger just a few pips above the resistance line.
Your trading brokers will also know exactly where your stop-loss triggers are placed. After all, they provided you with the trading platform, didn't they?
Whenever you place a stop-loss order on your trading platform, the information will be relayed back to your broker, and he will know your exact stop-loss price.
It's hardly fair game, huh?
The odds of profitable trading are highly stacked against you. That's why you'll need to fully understand the risks of trading, and how to avoid them.
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