Bracket & OCO Orders

How to place the entry, the stop and the profit target all at once, and how one-cancels-other orders keep your exits from colliding.

Planning the whole trade up front

Every good trade has three prices: where you get in, where you get out if you are wrong, and where you take profit if you are right. Bracket and OCO orders let you send those decisions to your broker ahead of time, so the plan runs even when you are away from the screen.

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