When you get triggered on day 1, are you happy to let it all automate? i.e. let you stop/limit take you out without looking at the charts again?
You have to manage your trade, profits, and losses, according to the trade plan.
This means that you revisit every open position or order on a daily basis.
First profit can often be automated by means of a limit order, it depends on your broker platform, but when that happens you need to adjust your initial stop-loss to the new balance of the holding (if that is not automated), and the new stop-loss level to near break even (allowing for relevant Support/Resistance/Highs/Lows) to become a dynamic trailing stop.
You also need to check daily for any new danger signals that may influence your trading plan.
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