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Stop order
4 guides in Finabase Learn
- Bracket, OCO and OTO orders: linking entries, targets and stops How one-triggers-other, one-cancels-other and bracket orders link an entry to a profit target and a stop, worked numbers, and the broker-specific traps to check.
- Stock order types explained: market, limit, stop and more How market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing-stop, on-close and conditional orders work in US markets, what each one guarantees, and how to choose between them.
- Stop and stop-limit orders: triggers, gaps and non-fill risk How stop and stop-limit orders trigger, why a gap fills a stop far below its price, when a stop-limit never sells, shown on Meta’s July 2026 earnings gap.
- Trailing stop orders: percent vs dollar trails, with real examples How a trailing stop ratchets with the price, how percent and dollar trails differ, a step-by-step worked path, and 10% vs 15% trails tested on Tesla in 2026.
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