How to Place a Stop Order

A Stop Order (also referred to as a stop-loss), is an order placed to buy or sell an asset once the price of the asset reaches a specified price (known as the stop price). When the stop price is reached, a stop order becomes a market order. A buy-stop order is entered at a stop price above the current market price.

Stop orders can be placed both on the Coinmetro Exchange Platform and the Margin Platform.

In short, a stop order will trigger an order when an asset reaches a specific price. On the Coinmetro Exchange platform, you can use a stop order to sell an asset if it drops below a certain price, or buy an asset if it moves above a certain price.

When are Stop Orders useful?

An example of when a stop order could be useful is when chart analysis suggests a strong support level at a certain price. By placing a sell order at a price point below the support level, you can protect yourself against further loss, in case the support would break.

How to Enable Stop Orders

To enable the stop order option in the Exchange platform, advanced features must first be enabled on the Exchange Platform. 

Enabling Advanced Features

On Desktop or Browser	On the Mobile App
1. Click on the 'Exchange' tab at the top of the screen. 2. Find the Settings cog on the right side of the price chart. 3. Activate advanced features by clicking on the checkbox.	1. Tap on the menu icon (the 3 lines) in the upper left-hand corner. 2. Tap on Exchange.   3. Find the 3 dots under the buy side of the order book and tap on them.   4. Then, click on "Settings". From here, you can activate advanced features.

The Order Form for Stop Orders

To explain the order form for a stop order, the first field to look at is the Stop Price. In the example below, the stop price has been set to 42,569 EUR for BTC. This means that once BTC reaches the price of 42,569 EUR, either a market or limit order will be triggered.

How to Execute a Market Stop Order

The first way you can utilize a stop order is to execute a market order when your stop price is reached. To do this, all you need to do is input the Stop Price and place your order.

Please note that market orders will generally be filled entirely at a fair market price on most of our available pairs. However, we advise you to always combine your Stop Price with a Max/Min (depending on if you are buying or selling) price, to protect you in case there are no orders available near your stop price, which otherwise might cause your market order to be executed at a loss.

How to Execute a Limit Stop Order

By toggling on the "w/ Limit Price" option, your stop order will execute a limit order once your stop price is reached.

This will place a limit order into the book at the specified price, which will remain until filled or canceled.

Coinmetro’s Demo Platform is always available if you would like to practice without risk. Please note that this article is not to be seen as trading or financial advice. It is for educational purposes only.