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Stop Loss and Take Profit

Learn how to use Stop Loss and Take Profit to pause copying a trader at a loss limit or a profit target when copytrading on Polymarket.

Protect your portfolio with automatic stop loss and take profit settings. Set your limits once, and we handle the rest - pausing copytrading when your thresholds are hit.


What is Stop Loss / Take Profit?

FeatureWhat It Does
Stop LossAuto-pause copying when losses reach your limit
Take ProfitAuto-pause copying when profits reach your target

Both features track your cumulative realized P&L with each trader individually (positions sold or resolved, not paper gains or losses on open positions), giving you per-trader risk control.

When either one pauses a copy, nothing is copied, the trader's sells included, until you resume. Take profit never sells. Stop loss sells only if you choose Sell all or Sell losing.


Real Example

Your Settings:

  • Stop Loss: $50
  • Take Profit: $100

What Happens:

ScenarioP&L with TraderAction
Trader is on a hot streak+$80Keeps copying
Trader hits your profit target+$100Auto-pauses + notification
Trader has losing streak-$40Keeps copying
Losses hit your limit-$50Auto-pauses + notification

Notifications

When a threshold is triggered, you receive:

  1. In-app notification with clear explanation
  2. Pause reason visible in your Active Copies
  3. One-click resume when you're ready to continue

P&L Reset on Resume

When you manually resume copying after a Stop Loss or Take Profit:

  • P&L tracking resets to $0
  • Fresh start with clean slate
  • New thresholds active immediately

This ensures you get a fair restart without historical P&L affecting your new limits.


How to Set Up

  1. Go to Dashboard → Click a trader you follow
  2. Open the Mode tab
  3. Scroll to Risk Management section
  4. Set your Take Profit amount (e.g., $100)
  5. Set your Stop Loss amount (e.g., $50)
  6. Click Save Settings

Strategy Recommendations

Your StyleSuggested Settings
ConservativeTP: $50, SL: $25
ModerateTP: $100, SL: $50
AggressiveTP: $200, SL: $75
High ConvictionTP: $500, SL: $100

Pro Tips

  1. Set wider limits for proven traders - Give consistent winners more room
  2. Tighter limits for new follows - Test with small SL until you trust their strategy
  3. Consider trader's style - Volatility traders may need wider stops
  4. Stack with other filters - Combine with Max Per Market for extra protection
  5. Review regularly - Adjust based on trader performance

Why This Matters

Without risk management, a single trader's bad streak could wipe out months of gains. Stop Loss and Take Profit let you:

  • Stop copying a trader once their closed trades lose you a set amount
  • Stop at a profit target before a streak gives the gains back
  • Balance exposure across multiple traders
  • Recover faster from drawdowns
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