Trailing Stop

Trailing stop moves the stop loss after price advances in the trade direction.

Main Inputs

Input label	Default	What it controls
Enable trailing stop	Off	Turns automatic trailing on or off.
Trailing mode	R	Selects R-based or ATR-based trailing behavior.
Trailing activation R	1.5	R-based activation threshold.
Trailing distance pips, or R distance in R mode	1.0	Distance used by the selected trailing mode.
ATR trailing period	20	ATR period used for ATR trailing.
ATR trailing activation multiplier	10.0	Activation multiplier for ATR trailing.
ATR trailing distance multiplier	5.0	Distance multiplier for ATR trailing.
Minimum movement before trail update	0.0	Extra movement required before the stop is updated again.

Candle And Swing Trailing

Input label	Default	What it controls
Use last candle for trailing stop	Off	Trails from the most recent candle when enabled.
Candle trailing buffer pips	1.0	Buffer added around the candle level.
Use swing high/low trailing	Off	Trails from swing structure when enabled.
Swing trailing lookback bars	20	Number of bars used to find swing points.
Swing trailing buffer pips	1.0	Buffer added around the swing point.

Practical Notes

• R-based trailing follows the initial trade risk.
• ATR trailing adapts to volatility.
• Candle and swing trailing can be useful when you want the stop to follow visible market structure.