What do entry, take-profit and stop-loss mean?

Entry is the price to open the trade — a stop entry waits for a breakout, a limit entry waits for a pullback. Take-profit is where you lock in gains; hitting TP is a win. Stop-loss is your safety exit; hitting SL is a controlled, pre-sized loss.

What is risk-to-reward in trading?

The distance from entry to the stop-loss is your risk; entry to take-profit is your reward. A 1.5:1 reward-to-risk means you aim to make 1.5 times what you risk. With a positive reward-to-risk you can be right less than half the time and still come out ahead, which is why EntryPips only publishes signals above a 1.5:1 floor.

What are trading signals, and how do you use them?

Q: How do I act on a trading signal?

Place your entry, set the take-profit and stop-loss exactly as given, and size the position so the stop-loss distance only costs a small, fixed share of your account — 1–2% is common. Then let it run: the levels are the plan. Don't move the stop wider; that's how small losses become big ones.

Q: How much capital do I need to trade signals?

There's no minimum to follow along, but to trade the smallest standard size (0.01 lot, or 1,000 units) while keeping each loss to a fixed 1–2% of your balance, a few hundred dollars (roughly $250–$500) is a sensible place to start. The signals don't assume any account size — you scale the position to fit your balance.

A trading signal is a specific, ready-to-act recommendation to buy or sell an instrument: it names an entry price, a take-profit (TP) target where you'd close in profit, and a stop-loss (SL) where you'd cut the trade if it goes wrong. Good signals remove the guesswork — you know the exact levels before you click.

The three numbers that matter

Entry — the price to open the trade. A "stop" entry waits for a breakout; a "limit" entry waits for a pullback.
Take-profit — where you lock in gains. Hitting TP is a win.
Stop-loss — your safety exit. Hitting SL is a controlled, pre-sized loss.

Risk-to-reward, briefly

The distance from entry to SL is your risk; entry to TP is your reward. A 1.5:1 reward-to-risk means you aim to make 1.5× what you risk. With a positive reward-to-risk, you can be right less than half the time and still come out ahead — which is why EntryPips only publishes signals above a 1.5:1 floor.

How to act on a signal

Place your entry, set the TP and SL exactly as given, and size the position so the SL distance only costs a small, fixed share of your account (1–2% is common). Then let it run — the levels are the plan. Don't move the stop wider; that's how small losses become big ones.

How much capital do I need?

There's no minimum to follow along — but to trade the smallest standard size (0.01 lot, or 1,000 units) while keeping each loss to a fixed 1–2% of your balance, a few hundred dollars (roughly $250–$500) is a sensible place to start. With much less, a single stop-loss can blow past that 1–2% guideline, which defeats the point of sizing in the first place. The signals themselves don't assume any account size — you scale the position to fit your balance, not the other way around.

Where EntryPips fits

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Educational content, not financial advice. Trading carries risk of loss.