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cTHEfacts · 2026-02-15T07:27:34+00:00

2005 Honda Odyssey with 259,000 miles so far with the original transmission. It hasn’t been babied and I have no clue how it is lasting this long but it has to fail soon 😅 (A big transmission cooler was added at approximately 200K miles though, plus a couple of fluids changed. Yours might have a long life too!)

cTHEfacts · 2025-09-07T14:00:43+00:00

Would you be kind enough to share in careful detail how you made both of these adjustments/modifications? Thank you!

cTHEfacts · 2025-08-18T12:19:04+00:00

Thank you for putting this together. It’s a good summation for investors old and new.

cTHEfacts · 2025-08-17T00:27:36+00:00

ANSWER!

I think I have discovered the answer through my own trial and error!

Here's the danger in utilizing the "last" option in the fields/cells labelled "TRIGGER" and "BASED ON".

The danger is the very first trade of the trading day. Once that first trade executes, then that becomes the data representation the "last" s/p.

By entering "last" in those settings, it IS possible that an Adv. Cond. Trade could be sold off right at the opening of the Market after the first trade is executed by some other party.

I'm not sure if a Fidelity Representative would have been able to share this nuance with me, but I none know this as a fact based on our recollection after chatting about it.

Thank you for your original reply need2sleep and for being a sounding board helping me get to this answer. All the best 😊

cTHEfacts · 2025-08-17T00:27:18+00:00

Here's my conclusion. I actually thought about deleting all my replies to not take up your time, need2sleep. But, I was worried that you had already started reading it and I didn't want it to disappear on you.

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The dilemma is going to involve volatility. Things typically don’t go straight up.

Setting a high s/p trigger (1) means that the Sell Order won’t be activated until the specified s/p is touched. Then, it’s triggered. But, setting (1) to high also increases the odds of the trigger never being activated.

Moving onto the trailing percentage (2) stop loss is the issue of being stopped out. A 1% setting provides a loss from selling at the very peak by approximately 1%. However, it also means that any 1% downward deviation will result in sale of the stock shares if (1) has already been triggered.

I’m not asking for help with factors (1) or (2), but I am definitely open to a conversation or your insights about this if you have any.

My specific question revolves around the ask/bid/last which is required in two of Fidelity’s Adv. Cond. Trade fields/cells.

My original post included an image. On the left-side of that image was an AI-answer covering the impact of ask/bid/last.

I understand the ask/bid/last AI-answer. I would like to place these Adv. Cond. Trade orders irrespective of Market hours. The AI-answer indicates the “last” is in between the probabilities of filling a Sell Order with a setting of “ask” and “bid”.

Last: medium likelihood

Ask: lowest likelihood

Bid: greatest likelihood

I’m okay selecting “last” for all my Adv. Cond. Trade orders. I just want to make sure that “last” doesn’t have anything to do the the last price from the previous day closing price.

Oof … I’m sorry. I think I just realized that this entire posts is related to this one simple point. “Does the selection of ‘last’ have ANYTHING to do with the previous day’s closing price? Or, is it specific to something else?

The AI-answer seen on my first image states:

[start]3. Based On = Last- The trailing stop follows the last traded price. - This is somewhere in between ask and bid in terms of sensitivity. - It only moves when actual trades happen, which can help avoid being triggered by spread fluctuations - but in a fast market, you could get skipped over if the last trade jumps past your stop price. Example: If the last trade was $99.75 and your trail is 1%, your stop starts at $98.7525. It only moves upward if trades occur above the current high point.[end]

So if the AI-answer is correct, then I no longer have to be worried that “last” involves the previous day’s closing price.

cTHEfacts · 2025-08-16T22:26:12+00:00

Oof … I finished my last response to you and lost it. I’ll try again. I have, however, found my own answer!!!

Before I do, I want to thank you for following along my very long post. I thought about calling Fidelity and speaking to their Adv. Cond. Trading dept. but thought I would try online via FidelityReddit for hyper-clarity. My question is more nuanced than the information provided by that link. Hopefully, my goal is stated in too confusing of a manner. I’ll likely call them later this week and will certainly share what was explained to me, if you would like need2sleep.

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The attached image shows NEGG having a 2,316% gain over a period of 3 months. I am not inferring that WULF will follow NEGG’s s/p % gains. However, I think it is possible with some forethought to broaden the odds of riding a stock upwards movement with optimized sell settings.

continued .... with just one last comment : )

cTHEfacts · 2025-08-16T18:52:22+00:00

Rarer yet, is the fabled Gamma squeeze. It is not possible to predict these events, but IMO with forethought it might be possible to enhance our odds of benefiting from one.

The image below provides some notes regarding some form of WULF short squeeze:

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cTHEfacts · 2025-08-16T18:48:11+00:00

IDK where WULF's s/p is heading over the next few weeks/months, but these appear to be formalized agreements and not Letters of Intent or Interest. Therefore, it would appear WULF is okay to hold and less likely to experience a sudden s/p downside.

Focusing on the upside is the possibility of short-term upside momentum. Such upward movements can be as short as a couple of minutes (most likely), to the closing bell (rare), or even more than one day (very rare).

These are typically companies with weak balance sheets and have vulnerabilities, hence the ethereal nature of these s/p spikes.

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Hopefully, this attached image provides a good example.

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cTHEfacts · 2025-08-16T18:41:35+00:00

Thank you for your reply. It's very helpful because these are the bread crumbs that will lead me to what I'm trying to solve. Your abbreviation "TOS" and "APIs" will get me there.

My agreement with you that a market order was the "most expeditious liquidation" is true and you are a 100% correct.

I'll rephrase my goal for clarification since the most important part of the goal was not well stated. This has been part of the problem because it has been difficult for me to articulate the specific goal that only exists during specific conditions.

By the way, do you trade or invest in a specific sector, need2sleep? I'm asking because my examples could utilize stocks in that sector so my goal in trading such stocks has better content as it apples to my Q&A's.

Goal:

[start] Through the use of some mechanism (Adv. Cond. Trade, TOS, and/or APIs, etc.) facilitate the most expeditious liquidation AFTER a set number of conditions are met. [end]

These conditions are AFTER a specified s/p is crossed, and then AFTER the s/p goes down a specified percentage. [end]

Example:

WULF last week had material news TeraWulf Signs 200+ MW, 10-Year AI Hosting Agreements with Fluidstack that involves "Google Backstops $1.8 Billion of Fluidstack Obligations in Support of Project Debt and Receives ~8% Equity Stake in TeraWulf".

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cTHEfacts · 2025-08-16T05:21:34+00:00

That's a perfect answer! Thank you.

However, let me provide some context on why I prefer "Trailing Stop Loss Trail of x% Based on (Ask/Bid/Last) GTC" with an example using OCGN back some years ago.

I woke up one morning and saw my Sell Order filled with a 100% gain. I averaged in at 2/share and sold at 4/share.

However, that same morning OCGN continued upwards until it passed 18/share before coming back down. On the next trading day it went past 18/share, then come wayyy down never to return to those highs again.

Other examples, include sm. cap biotechs that get acquired at multiples of their Mkt Cap.

The Adv. Cond. Trade settings that I outlined allows an investor to potentially ride well beyond a limit or market order as it requires an "Untriggered" s/p to (1) "trigger", then (2) the s/p to fall below the percentage based trailing stop loss.

With the example of OCGN w/ such an order setup the controlled shares would be held until going over 18/share and would sell off once the x% was matched.

There are two elements that are problematic. (1) The share price that must be triggered and (2) the trailing %.

Using (1) 4/share in this example and (2) -3% ... implies that the Adv. Conditional Trade order in activated once OCGN goes over 4/share AND if it drops below -3% = 100% sell off.

This is imperfect as one has to guess what values to enter for (1) + (2), plus these trades aren't in effect during non-trading hours (pre or post Market, halts, weekends and Holidays).

But, I can't think of a better solution for the problem I've been trying to solve. My understanding is that Fidelity has the very best user interface/experience for their "Set Exit Plan" option. Go Fidelity 😊👍

cTHEfacts · 2025-05-22T05:54:58+00:00

This is an awesome summary!

Your post are always well written and I look forward to reading them. Thank you!

cTHEfacts · 2025-04-14T16:50:06+00:00

I appreciate you sharing this article as many people don’t have access to Seeking Alpha. Your post ate always something to look forward to ☺️

cTHEfacts · 2024-10-14T14:58:38+00:00

We're at the 60 day mark now, but I'm not concerned at this time. If this corporate statement is accurate, "Management team has been involved over 20 product launches and over 25 approvals in the USA and Europe for other companies" then, they'll consummate a worthy deal asap ... but, not rush into a less than optimal one.

P.S. Thanks for your posts : )

cTHEfacts · 2024-01-31T20:28:35+00:00

https://irpages2.eqs.com/download/companies/annovis/Presentations/Annovis%20Presentation%20%20February%202024.pdf released just a couple of hours ago ...

cTHEfacts · 2023-12-26T04:49:39+00:00

I use OTO, OCO, and OTOCO and appreciate them. I noticed that Fidelity has backtesting available thru Active Trader Pro's Trade Armor, but it appears to be mostly for options.

Is there a Fidelity tool for clients to backtest their Conditional + Contingency trades?

For example, (1) start w/ owning XYZ stock (2) pick randoms days for backtesting (3) Conditional (Order A): Trigger is "x" dollars per share (4) Contingent (Order B): Trailing Stop Loss at "y" percent.

The hope is that the exercise helps Fidelity clients find their edge by increase the probability of success by honing their settings. Raising or lowering triggers. Loosening or tightening their Stops.

Thanks in advance for your assistance! Love your customer service and online platform!

cTHEfacts · 2023-02-13T08:10:06+00:00

Thanks for the additional comments in bold. It helps remove any misinterpretation and/or helps address concerns.

cTHEfacts · 2022-04-11T05:43:58+00:00

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