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Trader awareness card 12 / 32
The Unplanned Exit
A Cautionary Tale of Poor Exit Planning

Card meaning
A door stands in the fog without a signpost, its destination hidden beyond the threshold. It is like planning an entry carefully but leaving the exit to vagueness, emotion, or an on-the-spot decision.
“Once you step through that unfamiliar door, there is no way back.”
Signs to notice
- “I’ll know when to get out” mentality
- Moving targets for profit taking
- Panic exiting or frozen indecision
- No written exit rules
Lessons to learn
- Plan the exit with the same care as the entry.
- Both stop-loss and take-profit must be defined.
- Ambiguity is the enemy of execution.
- Clear exits create clear minds.
Before you enter, know the way out.
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