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One-command defensive stop management for breakeven and profit protection on Alpaca.
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| name | stop-defense |
| description | One-command defensive stop management for breakeven and profit protection on Alpaca. |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🛡️","requires":{"env":["APCA_API_KEY_ID","APCA_API_SECRET_KEY","APCA_API_BASE_URL"],"bins":["python3"]}}} |
Use this skill for post-entry risk control.
${OPENCLAW_HOME:-$HOME/.openclaw}/tools/alpaca/stop_manager.sh move-stop-entry \
--symbol <TICKER> --offset-bps 5 --replace
${OPENCLAW_HOME:-$HOME/.openclaw}/tools/alpaca/stop_manager.sh protect-profit \
--symbol <TICKER> --protect-pct 50 --min-gain-pct 0.30 --replace
offset-bps: tiny cushion beyond entry to avoid noise stopouts.protect-pct: fraction of unrealized gain to lock with stop.min-gain-pct: only upgrade to profit-protect after enough gain.Default operating policy:
Doctrine: see knowledge/wiki-highlights/STOP_MANAGEMENT.md for the
full ladder, ATR/volatility-based stop sizing, time stops, and gap-risk
caveats. Never widen a stop to avoid taking a planned loss.
move-stop-entry immediately.protect-profit using 40-70% ladder.--replace).End-of-day and rolling review of trade outcomes to improve rules and skills.
Learn from executed trades and research notes to improve future decisions.
On every wakeup, load what happened before (journals, pending orders, EOD/self summaries, premarket snapshot).
Build premarket cross-market context (indices, commodities, rates, FX, crypto) before US open.
Load compact trading highlights as default context for any trade decision.
Run virattt/ai-hedge-fund for multi-agent analysis and convert output into a risk-defined plan.