Place a Stop-Loss
How to play Place a Stop-Loss
- 1
Read the setup
Each round shows a real Binance chart up to your entry, with the support, resistance or swing point the trade relies on and the current ATR.
- 2
Find where the idea fails
A long trade is wrong once support breaks, a short once resistance breaks. That level, not a round number, decides the stop.
- 3
Add a buffer
Leave room for normal wicks around the level: a fraction of the Average True Range beyond it, so noise doesn't stop you out.
- 4
Pick A, B, C or D
Choose one of four stops on the chart or below it. One is beyond the level with a buffer; the others are too tight, right on the level or too far.
- 5
See why and what happened
Every answer is explained with the setup's own numbers, and the hidden candles show what the market did next.
What you'll practise
- Stop-LossWhere a stop belongs, the placement methods, and why moving a stop costs more than it saves.
- Average True Range (ATR)How the ATR measures a market's normal range, and how to size a stop buffer with it.
- Volatility AwarenessWider stops in fast markets, tighter in quiet ones, with the same risk in money.
- Position SizingTurn the distance to your stop into a position size, so every trade risks what you planned.
Frequently asked questions
Where should I place a stop-loss?
Where the trade idea is proven wrong: for a long trade just below the support it relies on, for a short just above the resistance, with a buffer for normal price noise. A stop there only triggers when the reason for the trade is gone.
Why not put the stop exactly on support or resistance?
Obvious levels collect many stop orders, and price often wicks briefly through them before turning back. A stop right on the level can close a trade whose idea is still valid; a small buffer beyond it avoids most of those wicks.
How big should the buffer beyond the level be?
Size it by volatility rather than a fixed amount. In this game the best stop sits roughly a quarter to half of the Average True Range (ATR) beyond the level, so it adapts to quiet and fast markets alike.
What is wrong with a tight stop close to the entry?
It sits inside the market's normal noise. A routine pullback can hit it while the support or resistance is still intact, so you take a loss on a trade that may have worked.
Are the charts real?
Yes. The 1,000 setups are cut from real Binance spot price history (BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, XRP, ADA, LINK and AVAX on the 1H, 4H and 1D timeframes, 2023 to 2025). They are practice setups, not trades anyone took, and the best stop is chosen from the chart at the entry, not from what happened later.
Is the game free?
Yes. It runs in your browser with no account, 10 setups per session, and your progress and past sessions are saved in your browser.